Seattle, Nov 13.
Long story, long trip, but first back up to some recent events in our lives. Susan has made friends with a group of American ex-pat wives in Cape Town, one of whom is married to the Newsweek bureau chief for Africa. They were due to be posted back to Manhattan soon and he was there, setting up the move and playing in a Jazz club. He was victim there of a freak car accident, and died of his injuries.
Here's a link with details about Tom Masland
I've been doing a bit of reading lately on the Buddhist ideas of impermanence and of attachment and this put so much in perspective for me (ironically just before my trip back to the States). Anyone of us could be gone tomorrow. Take stock each day of your attitudes, relationships and the emotional nature of your attachment. Would you be ready to go? How would you deal with the loss of someone close? I don't mean to be morbid, but in a healthy sense, each day should include some consideration of this. Did I injure anyone today? Did I lessen someone's suffering? Did I take a step on or off the path?
Posted by cbrown at November 13, 2005 8:20 PM