December 10 2023

Before any religions made their holy books, before verses and chapters and surahs and ayahs and sections and poems, there was earth — the original text. Who we are, why we are, what we are, all surrounds us in living stories of life, death, renewal, love, protection, battle, nurturance, scent, texture. What do you see, my boys? Who are we? What is all of this, and why? What is the Source, the Mystery, the Face? They don’t hesitate. They don’t ponder and articulate. There’s nothing to say. They only smile and run.