from the mind of critic-3/31/17

From the mind of critic: “If we take the same road day in and day out toward our intended destination, have we ever thought of a different road to get to that same intended destination? Do we think this different road will have unknown hazards and detours that will steer us 180degrees away from our intended destination? Or do we think this different road is just that, different, and it will lead to our intended destination simply from a different direction, just like many other roads would that we havent yet thought of? Sometimes we see life as all interconnected, and sometimes we see it as completely seperate, all part of life’s rich tapestry. Sometimes we see the route we’re going, as the solitary route to get where we want to go. Sometimes we see alternate routes to get to the place we want, but have never taken it, so we take the same old route we always have because it’s comfortable. Sometimes we struggle with this decision making process, thinking we’re the only soul on earth trying to decipher it. Sometimes we struggle with this decision, knowing full well many others are going through it also. Sometimes we see ourselves and others struggling, but think our destinations are completely seperate, which makes us further segregated and entrenched. Sometimes when we’re truly connected, we’ll see all our struggles as different, but realize they’re all headed in the same basic direction, ending up at the same basic place. We all may take different roads, but we’re all headed to the same basic place. We must remember that as we find our unique path to get where we’re going, we can’t borrow sombody else’s, and we can’t degredate or downplay a path that is different and with which we don’t agree, because it opens up our path to degredation. Once we see we’re all in this together, we’ll realize that none of us will get to that same basic place, unless we all do” 🙂