The title of this blog, Sink or Row, is a play on the word synchronicity [Sink (or) Row (in the) City]. It is admittedly hokey, in fact I wanted to change it, but part of me knew there was a reason for its choosing. I wondered last night what that reason was, and then "serendipitously" it was given to me this morning as I was reading The Perennial Tradition by Norman Livergood.
If someone acknowledges the phenomenon synchronicity, whether they realize or not, they are on a transition from a completely physical based understanding of the world to a spiritual focus. As this occurs, their values and place in the world must change. As one belief system dies, a new one is born. If, however, the person does not accept the new beliefs, they will be lost, for their old way of living is gone (there is no going back) and they do not yet have a new home.
The analogy is crossing a river. Each of us in this position have found ourselves in in middle of a river, regardless if we want to be there. Our only option now is to either sink or row.
No one said it would be easy. No transition is, but if we decide to go with the current, the flow, it will be a considerably better experience than going against it.
"can go honor a man or devil"...well played.
ReplyDeleteOr are you going to pretend you didn't knew that's what Norman Livergood and Charon spelled unscrambled ?
Funny, the last few days I was thinking about the word ROW, as it is the first three letters of WORSHIP. or as it fits with your analogy, it is to ROW the SHIP. To worship is to row the ship across the river of life rather than to just give up and sink.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant & ample is your latest observation on Mr Walk Do Not Run's blog. I think that, married to an Oglala Lakota my(s)elf, that the indigenous peoples of the Americas might have had an indelible imprint on the spiritual landscape of this part of the world, their lasting legacy to those of us with the (7) senses to perceive. Have you seen Ben Stewart's KYMATICA one hour 25(ish) minutes yet? He, too, was married in an Oglala Lakota ceremony, thus further underscoring whose stand he takes. Thank you, Winston, for all of your enduring, keenly prescient insights. Choosing to swim ~ Anadæ Effro ( :-)}
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