Cabot Trail 02 09/27/2007 – Nova Scotia
Life at its best
has an organic flow about it.
There is a time to sleep,
and a time to eat,
and a time to work,
and a time to refrain from working…
A circadian rhythm governs
the planets in their orbits,
and the tides in their cycles,
and the seasons in their traces…
To live in accordance with the times
is to be on track and in tune with the Tao.
In the ancient Greek way of thinking,
this is kairos, the opportune time,
the right time,
the time for acting.
Our lives tend to be more orderly,
more routine,
more predictable,
and are run by the clock
and the calendar.
We eat at noon
whether we are hungry or not.
We go to bed at 10:30
whether we are sleepy or not.
We live buy Chronos, clock time,
calendar time.
The time bills come due,
and school starts and stops,
and the day begins and ends.
Working Kairos in with Chronos
is a balancing act only humans
have to master.
The rest of the natural world
turns when it is time for turning,
dances when it is time to dance,
and naps when a nap is called for.
Eating when hungry,
resting when tired
is the ideal to strive for.
Doing what is needed–
what is necessary–
in the time and place
the call is issued,
is the sine qua non
of a True Human Being.
How close can we come,
and how often do we dare,
are the questions
which, when answered,
tell the tale.
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