Compendium (return)


Here, you will find – exclusively – my humble compendium of letters. These are the correspondence I have maintained with my family. I submit them to your review for reasons I do not understand.

Forgive such musings as here follow. They are merely awkward attempts to understand a reality which eludes language. And, now they are yours.

5.11.2019

Caedmon Comma



We unknowingly veer from our best and from what is best for us. We sometimes drift off course, even while searching for destination. Perhaps, we just snooze at the wheel. Whatever the case, we end up at a place foreign and uncomfortable.

We forget that which is meant to guide us. We forget the navigational beacons that populate our lives and our souls.

When they are working, these beacons point us toward the best places for us. They show us the way through dangerous travel and assist us in finding the destinations that we need. When we leave these beacons, or ignore them, we find peril or hardship.

At times, it may be necessary to leave the guidance of the beacons. At times, you may have to explore the wild places beyond safety. There, you will experience toil, loss, and bewilderment. You will grow weary from facing the challenges and you will long for better places, for safety.

Remember, you can always go back. You can always find those beacons and follow them back to the path you once knew.

And when you do, we will be waiting and joyful with your return,

Dad



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