a Pilgrim is … (09/20/08)
A Pilgrim is …
A pilgrim has a dream that constantly wakes him.
A pilgrim awakens, even while he sleeps.
A pilgrim has a vision that always carries him.
A pilgrim travels, even when he dreams.
A pilgrim is keenest when his eyes are closed.
A pilgrim must sometimes forget everything in order to See.
A pilgrim has a humility that always spurs him.
A pilgrim is forever on his way.
A pilgrim wanders in devotion to Love;
becoming a perfect reflection thereof.
A pilgrim does not quench his thirst with whatever is offered.
and touches each cup with gentle lips.
A pilgrim does not let taste judge the meal,
and chooses new words to say old Wisdoms.
A pilgrim constantly massages the Earth with his feet
and continually caresses the sky with each breath.
A pilgrim knows that breathing is praying;
and thereby becomes himself a breathing prayer.
A pilgrim uses the sun as his mirror
and bathes in the wind and the rain.
A pilgrim sees insecurity as the possibility of possibilities;
allowing his dread to dance under the sun.
A pilgrim knows that, even though he may travel in circles,
with Love he cannot ever go astray.
A pilgrim knows his detours to be essential to his Journey;
with Purpose he both walks and spontaneously pauses.
A pilgrim knows that his mind must gently rest on the horizon,
even while his Soul remains firmly under his feet.
A pilgrim surrenders to the present moment by gazing just beyond it.
A pilgrim listens … listens and watches.
A pilgrim mines his memories for Truth,
and then chooses to paint them anew.
A pilgrim waits without boredom;
traveling even while “going nowhere”.
A pilgrim’s goal touches the Earth as little as possible,
and yet his destination fills everything he perceives.
A pilgrim’s goal is completely detached from his Path,
and yet his destination unites the Earth with his very Life.
A pilgrim’s Journey is timeless,
and yet his Walk has both Time and Space as fellow wanderers.
A pilgrim makes all decisions on Faith,
and yet he has a constant Guide in his Heart.
A pilgrim’s Way has no beginning and no known end,
and yet his travel’s beginnings create its conclusion.
A pilgrim never returns from his Trek,
and yet he is in every moment returning to the ones he Loves.
~ inspired by Bodvar Schjelderup’s book Pilegrim
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