The Parallel between Air and Money

Earlier this week a good friend stopped into town to visit. We ate great sandwiches at the local Straw Market...they have the best! cinnamon rolls ever and I love their grilled cheese and veggie sandwiches... anyways afterwards we were driving through places I grew up and decided to drive up to visit the Monastery in the Valley (I found out they don't sell honey anymore but, they do sell jelly and I was super excited about that and will adding it to my list of things to do).  He is such a wise person and I love listening to him because he is so smart and very well rounded when it comes to good things in life.  We came to the topic of death and I was talking to him about what I learned recently about it and how I was trying to view it differently than I always have.  I had completely forgot but, last year he was driving on his way to see his grandma...maybe on his way back, I'm not sure but, he hit black ice and long story short, the next thing he knew the Jaws of Life were being used to get him out of his car.  He told me that was death not something to fear. He said it was one of the most peaceful things he has ever experienced in life and it shouldn't be something we need to be so afraid of.
We were also discussing working and money, things like that, he's such a wise person... I'm grateful for him because I learn so much from him.  He has come to the conclusion that all money is for is to buy us more experience. We buy food so we can eat and what does that give us? One more day of life to give us more experience.  We choose to spend money on the things we want an experience in or with.  I thought that put it in an interesting perspective.  He also pointed out that it's a lot like air.  Our society has made it a necessity so it is. We need money to live, well honestly at least, but, it's like air because if you have more of it then you need it's not going to do much more for you once your needs are met. Cool, huh? I thought so.

So money is necessary because we have made it become so but, what happened to the simplicity of life? Sometimes I just crave to have it be simple where you work for what you need and that is that.  I am extremely grateful for the things that have made life easier and the advancements society has made but, sometimes I feel that we use the things we have been given more than we should or take them farther than their purpose intended.  I was discussing this as well with another friend and he pointed that out to me.  He also said that too much water can kill you. Ya some things are needed but, too much of a good thing is never that great in the end.  We also discussed how fulfilling it is to get out and just do hard physical labor. Like gardening or farming can be hard work but, it is SO rewarding when you reap the benefits of it and it's not just something that you put in your bank account but, something you put right on your table.  I think much of society has lost the value of good hard work like that. And I will admit I am included in that.

So...my Washington trip fell through. Big bummer. I was looking forward to having life solved on that trip for some reason but, I realized something and that is that maybe my biggest fear is feeling like I need to have adventures that other people look at and see and say, "wow, that looks like an adventure," and then not having one that I feel others would see.  I've realized that I create realities in my head first of how things are or how I think other people think they should be and in due time it has become my reality for better or for worse. So I'm going to try to overcome my fear of not being seen and try to see something inside of me or close to me, or something that I'm in and that is an almost secret and silent adventure that I can be proud of and grow from.  I will be where I am at. I will go from there. I will explore. It will be an adventure, and I will learn to be happy from it, and I will love it, and if possible I'll try to share it.

I think this movie is so strange but, part of me really loves it...maybe it's just curiosity about it's creativity or that it's just totally weird. Either way I liked this quote:

It's true.  Just like watching a sunset from a mountain top. It's nice when someone else is there experiencing that with you because if you both see it and experience, then you know it's a reality and that it's beauty is something that is real. Sometimes sharing is just another way to make sure we're not completely crazy.



It is now 4/8/2013 and I just realized that this movie isn't even the same one I was thinking of! I was thinking of where the Wild Things Are...that weird kid show. So this is embarrassing I don't know why I thought it was the same....Really I don't. But It's ok. It's still a good quote. And I did like a quote from the other movie...It must've been similar to this...right?