How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once, life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.
Barry Lopez
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I guess. The energy drain and frequent shocks of terror are what must be endured, and the fear that it will be the little thing we missed that catches us up.
...and always "leaning into the light." That's the only way I know how to go, living within the contradictions, allowing life to unfold the way it does, the light and the dark together, and always turning inward to the inner refuge... Namaste...
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