Ramblings - First published March 2022
Ramblings from David
March 2022
With Existence
When there is talk about God, the World, a world consciousness, Gaia, Mother Earth, Gods, deities there are many blurred lines and arguments of authority and correctness. Peace, love, joy, wisdom, truth; from where do they stem? I know God is with me but that does not mean I could write an authoritative analysis of what God is, and, it certainly does not declare an exclusion to there being many other wonderful things, of natures beyond true definition, and, also does not preclude them from being as an association of God.
What I can not declare myself to be, is widely read in the countless works, that search for truths and ways in life. Works written by those who are trying to make conclusions based on what they have read. I can however, talk and write about my experiences, albeit often struggling to find the most appropriate words and phrases to express myself fully.
With the above in mind, I have decided in this Ramblings to just deliver a simple story – a few journal style entries. To those of you who are from different backgrounds, maybe have different words or categorizations for some of the content I am about to deliver, I make no apology. I am purely telling those of you who have kindly taken the time to read this, the truth of some moments and the thoughts that arose...
There is a peace in nature. It talks to all life. Peace is maybe the wrong word to define this. It is maybe best described as a wisdom, a consciousness, a love. I don’t know what word to use. What I do know is there are times when there is a sense of something, that could be described as a loving peace, which is beyond words but is communicating in a beautiful way.
It is often associated with a need of something in life. It is a communication that is understood by the animals, plants and all aspects of life apart from many humans and a few other creatures that have either been domesticated or abnormally conditioned.
My experiences of this have remained extremely private. I’m not even sure why I am saying it now other than the thing that is the source of this communication is right here, right now, as I write this.
The love and care experienced has seen things, moments, sometimes small, but important for the life concerned. Here is an example of this: In my bedroom I once noticed during the summer months an insect had found its way in. It was a lime coloured fly type thing, with long wings set back and wavy antennae. It made its way around the ceiling of my room for 3 days. I let it be. One day, as I was preparing to leave the room, I got the moment, the sensation, that I have been describing. I stopped and looked around. The sensation is like an alert from nature that something is needing help. The only thing I could see was the lime green insect. For some reason I thought I would stretch out my arm and hold my finger out. As soon as I did this, the insect flew from the ceiling and, after fluttering just above my finger for a few moments, landed. Slightly astonished, I then duly walked through the room to the window. Opened it and then manoeuvred my arm and finger outside. After a moment the insect then took to the air. The sensation within then changed and my day continued.
Another time, I had seen a spider lurking near a cabinet. I don’t like them in my room and so got a container and a piece of card to trap it and evict it. During my attempt to capture it, the white piece of card slipped and the spider ran for freedom. It could clearly see me. In my panic I tried to hit it with the end of the vacuum cleaner. It was quick and skilfully dodged my clumsy attempts from the awkward position I was in. I then got the sensation. I calmed straight away and stepped back. Leaving the spider to run free in my room was not at all what I wanted, but, over the years, I have learnt that the thing that happens is beautiful and caring; it should NEVER be ignored. It is like something happens where trust, peace, fill the moment instantly.
Still clenching the vacuum cleaner pipe, I stood back. Once again, to my astonishment, the spider did an about turn and walked calmly over to the piece of white card I had dropped. It walked to the centre of the card and stopped. I went over to the card, picked it up, walked through the house, out of the front door, carrying the spider on the card, uncontained, to the end of the garden. I found a safe location near some bricks and held the card next to the brickwork. The spider carefully walked to the edge of the card, found a footing and walked off. When the creature had left, the sensation changed but to something that was rewarding and life enhancing.
The examples of this have been numerous. Even the housefly has been the subject of such moments. One day, after chasing one in an attempt to get it out of the house on a peaceful summers day, the ‘thing’ happened. The fly stopped. I stopped trying to beat it with a rolled up newspaper and, instead, walked over to it. Put my finger onto the cupboard door. It stepped onto my finger. I walked to the kitchen door, opened it, and went into the garden. The fly waited one second and then just flew off. I was quite amazed and felt warmed by the knowledge of something great and loving in life.
Although many are blind to the beauty that I have been attempting to describe here, it is not a declaration that, for example, all animals will become ‘pals’. They are separate, different, and it needs to be that way. They are however connected and part of life and a greater existence that has a care over all, to which there is a care and knowledge of all. The experience of it is a real connection to living. There is also an awareness of a sadness that humans mistake the reason they feel the things they do at times. This however is not surprising and is not a reason to condemn anyone. Indeed, the world is moving and within humans there is a growing appreciation for life; a path that will see the increasing awareness of the beauty I have been exemplifying, which will be accompanied by a developing harmony with life and the joy of the world.
I once saw an item on a TV nature programme. The camera had captured a Blue Tit feeding a Great Spotted Woodpecker chick in unison with the parent. Since Great Spotted Woodpeckers usually predate the Blue Tit, this act seems most unusual. On another occasion there was a report about Polar bears playing with a dog and another about a leopard and a piglet in the same space exhibiting no sense of threat or panic. In all cases there was no concluding theory from the presenters about what was going on in these situations. However, I am without doubt that they were being dutiful and free in their response to the love, the peace type moment I have been relaying.
It would be a rare day nowadays to find me with a rolled up newspaper, or clenching the end of a vacuum cleaner pipe, but its not a rare day to find me appreciating the wonder of life. There are wonders in the world. To cherish them, is to celebrate them and to find the rewards that that brings.
Previous ramblings can be found in the archive. For last months, click the link: February 2022 Ramblings
