The Appreciation of Experience

We meet to depart


The purpose of the above post is to pull out that some cultures in this world look at an event such as departing the company of someone that you care about, as valuable as meeting with that person in the first place. An appreciation of the event. Of the emotional tugging. Of knowing that you are a human being with an emotional core.

I have come to appreciate new things in my life. Espresso. Hard work. My brothers. Wine. A clean and organized apartment. Making coffee in the morning for someone...

Each of these things mattered to me more than the simple value of the event. The emotions associated with each of these events. The thought that goes into them. THe thoughts that come out. The ideas that wander through your mind as you sit and contemplate the color of your object of attention. Maybe the shape. Or the touch. All of the thoughts that occur are part of it. Even the nostalgia brought up from the deep.

We meet so we have the opportunity of experiencing the departure.