Life’s a beautiful thing. The way everything overlaps, simple and complex, joy and fear. We have moments of clarity and then without warning find ourselves lost in one of the many fogs that lie waiting for us to come across on our journey. At times, it seems as though nothing has meaning, holding no value. Looking back on those valueless times and following their trails to our present day, brings some sense to the questions we have no answers for. Our life is shaped by these experiences, but it’s the human element that carves the deepest mark on us.
People come in and out of our lives daily. The constant meeting and farewell we experience occur all while we have little awareness. These brief greetings and long time relationships allow the flow of preference to enter our beings, creating expression and thought. For example, you meet a man on the city bus wearing headphones that are radiating with exotic music. Noticing that you are staring out of curiosity, he invites you to listen.
Exiting the bus, you immediately head for the nearest music store in search of this refreshing sound. It swirls through your mind; you’ve never felt these emotions before. This man and his gift awaken thoughts that have never projected from you before. Had you never gotten on the bus and met the music man you would never have expanded your musical taste or ability to think in the ways you do now.
On the other side of our human experience, long-term relationships twist together, playing off each other and moving in and out. For many of us, the first impressions to our newly laid slates from the non-physical are of course our parents. Depending on many situations, they dramatically influence our decisions and directions in this world. Later on, friendships and life partners directly affect our preferences. Our beliefs, our clothing, our diets; all affected by these relationships. In one situation, a girlfriend may smoke cigarettes while you do not. Her influence, although not at all an absolute result, may lead to your decision to bring tobacco into your life. Up until her, you preferred to be smoke free but seeing as you enjoy the stimuli felt from thoughts and feelings from her habit you now smoke.
People impacting people, creating preference and expression.
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