My Own Private Oklahoma

Today, while the masses work hard for a dollar, I will consume the words of philosophers, scientists, and literary writers. All week I grade and teach for a living.

But today, I balance that world of consumption with knowledge and illumination.

Hopefully, the media buzz is wrong. We are not simply kilobytes of information as we listen to the next superficial idea. I hear people--real people--speak to me, and they seem to yearn for illumination even if it is a simple verse in a religious text, such as the following: Rejoice in God. Again, I say, rejoice in God.

There does not seem to be any deep meaning in that verse, but there are two things happening. First, there is this overwhelming joy of emotion being poured out upon the speaker. He or she fills her internal spirit with something deep, intuitive, and mystical that cannot be known in this empty culture of ours. Next, there is a command to follow, but the command, I believe, is weaker than the magic and mystery of the spiritual yearning. So, in that simple verse still, there is meaning for us to wonder.

And, wonder is the neccesity in this world. Do you wonder? Some say I wonder too much. But wonder is my magic and intuition and illumination and spiritual revival that keep me "searchin' for that heart of gold."

Guess I am in this life until the end of my life arrives.

Moon