For Tomorrow
Friday is the final work day of the week.
This has been a full week of physical labor, one project after another. It’s simply hard labor to prepare a house to go on the market. I have been on the roof and in the attic. Hours have been dedicated to finding and filling boxes with household items of various shapes. Those will be loaded on the big truck bound for the new place in Batavia.
I am fortunate though as there have been interludes of quiet meaningful conversation with friends. Some of the conversations have been about ideas encountered in our reading of essays and books. Is it possible to have a just society, one that functions without a lot of conflict between classes, apart from a operative founding story? Does it seem reasonable given the inherent conflict within human nature, that we’d organize ourselves so that our differences of advantage and disadvantage do not workout in the long run— into a class-warfare conflict between the “haves” and the “have-nots?” Is not a founding story, a grand tale inclusive of all of us, as important as the air we breathe and the sunlight that falls upon our faces?
I think so. I am glad that others have entertained such thoughts and I am privileged to converse with them to compare points of view. Is there any better life than this? A life lived within the community and conversation of friends?
These two photos were taken yesterday. One is of John and Mary, two good friends taking a break from work responsibilities to converse for a while on the patio of the Long Grove Coffee Shop. The other is taken of a just-served glass of water and a 
glass of riesling resting on a table top at Taste-of-Paris Cafe. The table is just to the right of the Eiffel Tower in the main dining room. I wait anticipating the arrival of four friends. We will drink wine and coffee, and have a pastry as we converse for about an hour.
This song by Journey has been posted before. Not to apologize since tune and lyric is a meditative consideration of the passage of time, how we are animated by love, as we strive to reach our home. Home, that place of fulfillment, where the erosion of time’s passage no longer matters, because we’ve found our completion. While different for everybody, life is a journey, and to journey is what all of us must do. All of us, we are on our way home. I love this tune. I’ve listened to it countless times over the years. Enjoy!
4 thoughts on “For Tomorrow”
A true meditation of the importance of meaningful communication. We seem tp spend a great deal of our lives spouting idle chitchat since that seems to be what is expected of us. We greet each other with, “Hey! How are you?” not really wanting, for the most part, a truly definitive answer. But when we have those interactions where we find something of greater substance, I believe we come away with a deeper understanding of the world, of our friends, and ultimately of ourselves.
Well said.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating…..
I wish you and Laura, lots of new adventures as you prepare to move and begin a new chapter in your life’s journey. Preparing to move from one home to another certainly does require a great deal of physical labor. Just as cultivating deep and meaningful friendships requires much effort as well. I am grateful to call you and Laura friends.
I thank you for providing an opportunity for people to engage in meaningful thought, and conversation at Philosophy group each week. And for welcoming everyone who shows up. I’ve learned much from listening to others as we discuss a variety of topics. Being a part of this this group has enriched my own journey.
Chris, appreciate your good thoughts. Life is nothing but an adventure. Everyone who shows up is welcomed. Though it is far from clear what it all means and what one is supposed to do. Do we not thrash around, causing a good deal of confusion for ourselves and our fellows? Yet we journey on, learning mainly by trial and error as we go. Take care!