April: On Nature

April 26

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from the video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

At what point does your life begin? At your birth? Or the moment your parents met? The moment an ancestor of yours who you’ll never know—one who will never know you—escaped death, fleeing a bear, wearing a helmet in a war, or stopping to pick up their scarf before crossing the street when a truck came barreling through the intersection?

Does it end with your death? Or does it live on in your ideas and actions? The river of time and life—trying to comprehend it is like trying to bail out the Mississippi with a tablespoon. It can’t be done. And you shouldn’t want to. Rather, look at yourself in its surface, dream of the past, live in the present, and contemplate the future. Dip your feet in once in a while, grab a canoe, and just drift. 

• Reflection title: Gently Down the Stream
• Creative inspiration: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Reflection Question: Where am I in the river’s flow? Do I resist the current or go along for the ride?