07/22/2026
Outside, all around us. In the trees. In the air. The birds flying above. The rats rustling below. The sun, the earth.
There is a world. Russling around us everyday. In peace with itself. A chaotic dance to the sounds of wind smashing through the trees and around stone walls whistling through our streets.
Yet, we never take a moment to listen to the beauty that surrounds us. All day. Every day.
Too caught up in our hustled mundane lives. Fractured attempts at finding solitude in excess. Never taking a moment to realize what already exists. The abundance of life and solitude that surrounds us every day. The simplicity of what existence on earth really means.
I grew up in simple times. When we climbed up on our roofs and gazed at the stars. Searching for a glimpse of the heavens. We ran in the streets. Laughing, screaming joyfully and playing loudly in what nature provided us. No technology to guide us. Only our connection with our surroundings. You played till the lights came on. The natural progression of time and essence guiding us through our day.
We've lost our way. Simplicity replaced by technology. Communication replaced by keypad. Each minute in front of our screen sucking away the time you could spend speaking to a person you love.
Im afraid of our future. The division is already here. The angst and hatred at a pinnacle I've never seen in 62 years on this planet. And I've experienced a lot. I've lived a full life.
My only hope is we can restore peace amongst ourselves. We are all neighbors. We are all human. We all have faults. No person is perfect. None.
If you've read this far. Please, live in peace. And be thankful for this moment.
We are not promised tomorrow.
Love. Peace. Harmony.
