A New Year

To save a life it must be destroyed,
When utterly destroyed, one dwells for the first time in peace. -Zenrin

100-odd miles, a sore knee, and a handful of remarkable conversations later, I find myself at the beginning of the universe. Right smack in the middle of an oasis of life, teeming with illustrious notes de amicitia, there is a preternatural aura of purpose that envelops each and every human being. To find it, one need only to sit quietly, and do nothing. For as Dharmadatu said, "Let everything be free to be just as it is. Do not separate yourself from the world and try to order it around."