ramdass

taking a few days of rest in hawaii before doing a fundraiser for old friend ramdass
yesterday, went to beach to meet him
he slowly walked with friends on either side holding him as he made his way to the water's edge
then into it
a life jacket keeping him afloat
a webbed black mitt on his left hand giving him more pull as he paddled with his one good hand
his face full of fun
and a trail of bright flowers floating around him as his buddy let them go from a white plastic bag
it's the old ramdass, now old and very beautiful


From Albert Einstein:

The Mysterious:
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is_the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a_stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is_as good as dead; his eyes are closed.... To know that what is_impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest_wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can_comprehend only in their most primitive forms--this knowledge, this_feeling, is at the centre of true religiousness. In this sense, and_in this sense only, I belong in the ranks of devoutly religious men."