I have always been grateful to the universe for granting me life and for my life to have been graced by the presence of many amazing people. Recently, I learnt that a good friend has been sentenced to a long prison term. Just as I was trying to come to terms with this piece of news and wondering and hoping that he would be 'ok', I received the most amazing email from him. It was titled 'I love you'. I had his agreement to share his words with you through my blog. I have cut out the more person-specific content.
'Im going to continue looking at this as a mission that I have chosen to undertake, to work with people in places that need it the most. There is of course much work to do for us all for the world to move up a level in consciousness, which is so needed at this time. So it's time for me to be strong, take care of the internal process and continue helping others with their feelings, their cases and the lives, so often messed up and completely unaware of anything other than this reality. Mum has been here for the Summer and has been truly amazing in her support and wisdom, we really are helping each other see the bigger picture in our conversations and meditations.
I know and realise that we are all travelling through eternity, through many lives, slowly evolving and learning, returning back and forth to the source, the great intelligence. We are consciousness expressing itself and dancing through all matter, we have an oppurtunity to enjoy the great drama of this universe, if we'll only stay awake long enough to realise ourselves and who we truly are.
So my lovely friends, Im dealing with the emotions of it all at the moment and am just so thankful of your letters, your support and your love. You are all in my heart constantly, every message to myself or through Mum make a big difference when I hear your names mentioned or what your up to in the world. I will forever be part of our tribe and our community and hope that you can find a place for me when I eventually return, which I promise I will...
Sending you love and light...'
So of all the people in the world, this is someone who has been condemned to the best of his life behind bars. Of all the people in the world, he is someone who has all the reasons in the world to give up- give up hope, give up on himself. But he has chosen, for now, to still make something of his life and to choose not to see his life as confined but limitless. Words like retribution have their place- we must accept the consequences of our actions but beyond that, what else is there? What of redemption? To me, beyond having courage to confess and pay for our sins it takes even more courage to go further and reach for meaning, to salvage what remains in our souls and let that be our light that carries us to salvation.
'...the infinite subjective dark space of our being is the source of infinite imagination and creativity' Anthony Gormley, sculpter- Ted Talks, 'Sculpted space, within and without', June 2012.
