So What
"I saw God in the forest / Teaching Tai Chi to the trees."
- Ben Sollee
So what if there is not one absorbent towel in the kitchen or the thermostat is set to 85 degrees and the television churns constantly while two huge fur-ball cats have full reign of the house. After two weeks I notice a second-order beauty here in the small things which decorate her soul a full octave above photos of grandchildren and gone relatives.
Quan Yin stirs the soup while clucking laughter rises from everyday surprises in the kitchen. Hidden flowers and small signs speak of compassion and acceptance on a level not seen elsewhere. This begins to change me and I realize the holiest person in the ashram is the floor-sweeper.
So please know I heard you when you said, "I miss her words, 'what time will you be home?'" And I stopped for many minutes while outwardly I went along with my other life when all I wanted was to sit with you and watch for signs of your holy one and hear your story. Because it will someday become my story, too.
So what, when none of the flatware matches and cats lick the butter? They're her cats.
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