Loneliness... and the Elephant Graveyard..

There is something quite romantic about the legend of the elephant graveyard .
Elephants who reach the end of their days.... who wander off to die... alone

People can be a little like that I think..
The disconnect isn’t necessarily physical, but emotional/spiritual
We do it not only to prepare to die, but to prepare... to live
We are reminded each day of the frailty of life, and how quickly it can be gone

There are times when you need to retreat, in order to fully live in the present
It’s almost like pausing time, just long enough to be able to feel something... other than rushing from place to place, person to person, duty to duty, expectation to expectation, all the while..amidst all that rushing around exists... the real us
So do we ever really know anyone... even ourselves? when our lives move without us?
What we know is a little...(or some things) and it can be fun discovering the rest...
In can be painful if you’re sent on a wild goose chase... or are deceived... even if you deceive yourself
So...older elephants... wise and respected...
Is that anything like mans elders?
Is the wisdom our elders possess relevant to modern day life...

Perhaps unlike elephants..wisdom doesn’t always come with age at all...
Some people reach a point and that’s it... they either refuse to learn anymore, are suppressed by their environment, or maybe it’s just not their calling...
Our unwise elders will just need our care... our comfort.. our love
They were young once.. and when all is said an done.. it is what it is.. at sometime in their life they would have made a great contribution... more often than not .. it went unnoticed...

So.... people wander off to die... others to live
Either way there is a process of separation
When god called Moses to Mount Sinai he gave him the 10 commandments..

My point?... even when we think we’re alone .. we’re never really alone, but what we learn from out ‘perceived’ solitude can benefit not only us.. but those among us
Listen out for your calling... sometimes life gets so noisy we just can't hear it...so... go somewhere quiet