I've been in New York for almost 2 months now. And one thing I've come to realize is no matter where in the world you are, whether it be the smallness of Waco or the grandeur of Manhattan, there are some things in life that matter everywhere: family, friends, love, enlightenment and peace.
Everyday I experience something new about this city. I see the opportunities and I see the despair. I see simplicity in central park and then I see excessive materialism on fifth avenue. I find opportunists lurking around street corners, and I find angels immersed within the daily crowd. Today I found something that most people don't associate with New York City. I found serenity.
Walking down the Brooklyn Bridge with thousands of cars racing below, in a hurry to get to some unknown place, I found a moment of clarity. Amidst the teeming chaos beneath, I felt a rising peace. And I understood. Peace can be found anywhere, because it IS everywhere. It is something that you bring forth from within and it envelops you, clearing away the confusion, easing the stress, comforting the ache. Today, I was able to allow peace to reenter my chaotic life. Shukar.
I love your blogs! I can so easily relate. It's always great to know there is someone else out there who appreciates their environment while others pass by not sensing that there is something else in the atmosphere, if only they would stop and listen for it and let it envelope their whole being...they too would feel the sensation of oneness with the world's soul. Sigh. Shukar indeed.
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