Incredible.....

[schitzofrantic]

I was sitting on the back porch at my good friend Adamjohnfarrell's house, when I witness something incredible...and it is now my muse. We went out back to watch the early Summer thunder storm come in. we sat down a few minutes before it reached us, so when you look one way there was blue skies and white clouds, and you look the other way, and it's this swirling mass of dark grey and black clouds. And right then was when I realised the energy in nature. Then the first bolt of lightning struck, and they didn't stop. One after the other, all followed by a deep rolling rumble of thunder. Soon after, I noticed that it was raining on one side of the house, but not yet on the other, and it was so beautiful just watching the storm move over us in such a defined line. There was this intensity everywhere, all of it from one source, all of it from that storm. That's when I realised that there is a life in everything, just not the kind of life most people think of. Life is defined on three planes of existance: Physical, Mental, and Spiritual; in that order from least enlightened to most. It struck me that there was so much power in something so ultimately innocent. That no matter what the storm does, it is completely benevolent...if you're struck by lightning, it's not because it wanted to strike you, it just happened. As I thought more, I realised that pure benevolence could only be achieved through a lack of existance on the Mental plane(if you cannot think you cannot judge). Which means that storms and other acts of pure nature are the most potent connections between the Physical and Spirtitual planes because they are unimpeded by the hinderence of a central plane. Everything starts a new beginning after a storm. Seeds grow into new plants, which provide a more abundant source of oxygen in their initial growth spurt, therefore decreasing air pollution by drowning out the old with the fresh. So I thought to myself; if storms are a connection between the physical and spiritual world, and they are characterized by cleansing and rejuvination in the physical, why not the spiritual as well? My point was further proved (to myself anyways) when my mood and energy were feeling wonderful, whereas previously they had not. I was overwhelmed with this complete and total serenity, even in the midst of this, then violent, and amazing thunderstorm. The intensity had been steadily increasing through my epiphany. Lightning was beginning to hit closer so the thunder was louder, the frequency of lightning had increased as well. Then in an instant lightning struck no more than two houses down from us. It was so close we were left with that tinny taste you get in your mouth and that funny feeling you get in your teeth after you touch your tongue to a 9-volt battery or chew on tin-foil. And I once again found it awe-inspiring the amount of power in such an innocent and benevolent force.

After the stormhad died down some, I went outside to watch more from the front of the house, and I looked up and it was back to half crystal blue, and half dark grey skies. Except now everything seemed to be in a mood of awakening and rebirth, rather than one of a drab shutting down.

Life is so amazing, it can reach out and touch you at the most unexpected time. Don't let that moment slip away without a memory made....

Peace and Love to you all.
~Zach~