Why did I walk with no backpack and no sleeping bag and no raincoat and no money? For three primary reasons — A) so that there could be no doubt to any passersby as to the enormous difficulty of The Walk and thus the immense selfless service it ever embodied, B) to offer a continual proof of the innate Goodness of Humanity, without which I would have quickly & brutally perished, and C) to provide a constant opportunity for all I encountered to boldly approach me and remember unbridled Joy — the Joy that only comes from giving to those who cannot give anything in return.

“Most people live their lives laying prostrate before false gods, waiting vainly for a call from on high to rise and live. There are no such celestial summons, of course, only decisions made within. Shall I have dessert and then the best of the wine, or shall I set those yearnings aside and care for the one next to me? The former sweets & heady libations are ever available, and can in any moment be brought to your table. And yet I summon you to rise instead. I summon you to honor the light shining ever within you and stand up from your gluttonous slumbers. Choose to recognize that great Light inside you, and then choose to loudly & boldly announce your resolve to bring its calling to life.” ~ inspired by Lawren Leo

Filed under: Peace Pilgrimage #02: Walking HOME (2019) by Scaughdt