Be Curious in the Moment!

"I know who I was, 

I can tell you who I may have been,

but I am, now, only in this line of words I write."

Ursula K. Le Guin

In this current life we have played numerous roles:  child, parent, neighbor, student, teacher, etc...

In our dreams, we can be play acting roles from different centuries or worlds yet to come.  Still, through meditation or visualization, we might expand into greater yet undefinable scenarios.

If we are not yet grasping the depth of our existence, we will be far less advanced.  Inspiration barrels through our dreams and then into our environment to attract our attention.  There will be prayers with unusual depth or songs registering more personally as our day unfolds.

Are we ignoring opportunities to become a fuller human being?  Are we missing the scenes being acted out in our community?  All of these prompts try to catch our attention so we can create better intentions.   Who we have been, who we will be has nothing to do with who we are in this moment.

Literacy ... operating instructions

"The reason literacy is important is that 

literature is the operating instructions.

The best manual we have."

Ursula Le Guin

Without working knowledge of our language, we are destined to fail.  If we cannot read danger, detour or stop signs, indeed we will meet with fateful experiences.  If we cannot read the words to guide us, feed us, or keep us safe, we are destined for harm.

If we cannot write our name or recognize our place of origin, we will be challenged to find the safety of home.  If we cannot exchange words we reduce our ability to exchange information.  We will perhaps get by, but not flourish as the human was intended.

As human beings, it is impossible to experience all adventures to develop worldly knowledge.  We can, however, read the words of others to be enlightened.  Literature broadens our human experience guiding us towards the selection of the life we are meant to be living.