Foresight

One might think that things would be less clear beyond the veil and I really don't know for sure, but it seems that as the veil thins, things become more doable.

"What is the worst that can happen?" One of my teachers asks me that all the time.

If I am honest, the worst is seldom much at all. Thinking I am the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega, the one and only is rather extreme. Most of the consequences in life are so much less than that.

I do not have to explain myself to anyone now. I do not have to ask permission. If I choose to do, or try, something, it is totally up to me.

When I decided to play the flute I took lessons and even played in a recital. I am so glad I did that. I only wish I'd had the courage to let my friends know when the recital was so they could have come.

I am not a courageous person, but I do have a zest for life, so if keeping what I do to myself satisfies me, there is no reason to share -- except that sharing often magnifies the pleasure.