The First Day.
However our world came to be, I hope we can all agree that it’s amazing. Sometimes I like to imagine that I was there at the very first morning when everything was working properly.
When all of the component pieces had come together in a singularity of beauty, and for one shining moment there was a quiet, calm sense of perfection.
Can you imagine how that must have been?
To see all the trees in their splendor, full of green leaves and standing tall. To see mountains in their eternal glory, some capped with a covering of snow, and others still reflecting the rays of the sun in magnificence. To see the oceans relentlessly pounding the shore in an endless cacophony of wave upon wave. Hearing their power, feeling their movement, sensing the timelessness of it all.
Sharing that one perfect moment with all of nature.
Seeing the wide variety of animals on the earth, each with their own sense of place and power. To watch with wonder at the movement of large groups as much as the individuals.
To see the majesty and grandeur of the millions of different species of life intertwined in their dependent and interdependent ecospheres, filling the world with wonder, and joy.
When I imagine this moment, I find my sense of now being washed away by a feeling of eternity.
And I find myself strangely at peace; able to step back from the cares and worries of everyday life to see with different eyes the passing of my days, and the blessings I have been privileged to receive.
Finding myself at the moment of the First Day suffuses my soul with an overwhelming sense of gratitude and a fervent desire to share that feeling with all around me.
Because in that moment, time is one, as are we.
And I think that’s really what the feeling of the First Day is for me. A wonderfully welcome sense of peace and connection with all that was, all that now is, and all that will be in the futures of tomorrow and forever.
When I feel connected to everything and everyone, the small problems and issues of life are viewed in their proper perspective, as small inconsistencies in the midst of a wonderful experience.
Because this life is a wondrous blessing, and a miracle.
Today, I invite you to the First Day of the rest of your life. I implore you to take a few moments and realize the incomparable abundance of good things upon this good earth.
Take in a deep breath, and find within yourself a connection and a gratitude for the day you have in front of you. If you can, meditate for a few minutes upon the reality of the reality in which you live.
And find within yourself that sense of the timeless beauty that is all around you.
And be at peace with you.
— Dr. Alan Barnes
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