There’s a big thing
A thing we can all connect to
a thing that’s true and real and beautiful and powerful and enduring
of course it’s not a thing, but calling it the big thing is convenient
and appealing in a way due to the lack of elegance
the big thing is elegant, but it’s not about elegance
it’s about something bigger than elegance
sometimes we know when we’re connecting to the big thing in the moment
and sometimes only later
sometimes not at all
sometimes the big thing announces itself
sometimes it doesn’t
sometimes it accepts invitations
sometimes it declines
some people call the big thing love
or god
or purpose
or nature
or truth
or something like that
some people access it by being quiet
others by being loud
some by making art
others by making peace
there aren’t a lot of rules when it comes to the big thing
but I’m pretty sure you can’t access it through hatred
or violence
or cruelty
there are many paths that lead to and from the big thing
and each of us can walk those paths, but even more, each of us can be a path
to the big thing