(Day 5) On Wondering, Wandering and Worldviews
Precarious Life in Abundance The most significant gift of this sabbath time thus far is the gift of time to wonder. Each morning I am presented with a blank slate: no fixed agenda, no list of needs, no worries about what challenges will await me at the prison and I have time to wonder... and I did a lot of wondering yesterday: I wondered at the curious mix of ingredients and chemical reactions as I ate that guilt ridden piece of banana bread, I wondered how I could be so stupid as I waited for gas to be delivered after running out on the way to Amherst, I wondered at the complexity of the automobile and my past ambition to be an auto mechanic as I waited for the car to be repaired, I wondered about what I would see and who I would meet as I looked at maps and route suggestions on the GPS, and, I wondered about the mysterious change that occurs within as I sat on the back step and watched the sun peek through the clouds for the first time in fiv...