People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in all and all in one is to break through the great barrier which narrows one's perception of reality.
Nhat Hanh
Wildfire (A Fragment)
Sunday morning
a pale sun climbed above the trees,
red-rimmed and cold;
so dim, you couldn’t see
your shadow.
A rumor spread -
of a fire-breathing
monster rampaging
in the north
devouring the woods,
bellowing its smoke and ash
so far and wide
that a thousand miles away
soot is falling
in the streets,
and the skies are dark
and full of poison
Wildfire Sunset
The wildfires in Canada are causing problems all over the eastern United States. I knew about them but didn’t connect them to the strange sun I saw on Sunday morning until my husband, Tom, heard a news item about the effects the fires were having all over the northeastern United States.
The skies here are fairly clear, and our air quality is not as bad as other places, but just realizing how far-reaching these things are reminds me how small this fragile world is.
I am curious about how those of you living in the eastern US are doing. Are you having problems in your area from the wildfires…send me a message or leave a comment!
Thank you for being here! See you next week.