too much

Something has to be done

1/7/2014

105. Past

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Something has to be done

Normal wisdom is no help anymore. Good old common sense doesn’t really work. More knowledge just tickles the brain. The religious institutions don’t answer our needs. The academic studies lead nowhere. We are drowned by too much volume and our wondering, questioning, pondering are given no room. There is no space for hesitation, thoughtfulness. It is overwhelming.

Something has to be done. We have to link and acknowledge that there is a realm that is not heard from, not listened to. The door has to be opened and has to be stepped through. It is simple enough, it is right before us. But we are confounded and confused. Our minds and senses are on overload. There is simply too much of everything and too little of what counts.

2 Comments

Peggy Kennard

1/9/2014 04:41:22 pm

Life has gotten so complicated in recent years...or is it just that I am getting older and can't cope as well. I seem to work hard at trying to simplify my life, but the more I delete, just seems to leave room for more "stuff" to flow in. and living a cluttered life on a treadmill continues. You're right, StevN. There is just too much of everything and too little of what counts. How do we stop the junk from flowing in so there is more room for what counts?

steven

1/10/2014 04:38:50 am

Hi Margaret,

So nice to get your response. We're getting older and that alone is a full size adjustment....but in addition something else is happening that feels unusual that is leading us to our frustration. It is hard to even make peace with it and as you allude to it's relentless, as if we are meant to yell 'uncle.' The one thing I have now is I voice what I see and am going through, and receive confirmation from the like minded, which means we share a common truth and are not alone in what we see and are not off the wall. Maybe we are merely observing a piece of insanity in life today sanely and soberly, even if somewhat helpless to alter it.

Write whenever moved please.

steve n.

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Steven B. Nussdorf records his lifelong search to find meaning outside of the normal channels. He uses writing, poetry, and drawing to document this effort.

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