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Now and Then
What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
― Werner Heisenberg
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There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled,
which leads to an unknown, secret place.
The old people came literally to love the soil, and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power.
Their teepees were built upon the earth and their altars were made of earth.
The soul was soothing, strengthening, cleansing and healing.
That is why the old Indian still sits upon the earth instead of propping himself up and away from its life giving forces.
For him, to sit or lie upon the ground is to be able to think more deeply and to feel more keenly. He can see more clearly into the mysteries of life and come closer in kinship to other lives about him.
— Chief Luther Standing Bear
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How Old Am I ? I don’t need to mark with a number, because my desires achieved, my triumphs achieved, the tears I shed along the way to see my broken illusions… they are worth way more than that.
Does it matter if I turn forty, sixty or ninety!
