My model for this is friendship. And the picture is of my best friend. A quality of transacted experience that we've managed, through thick and through thin and much "transformation" of various kinds, to sustain for 40 years this come this Saturday.
This picture was taken at Northeast Harbor, Maine where I met Kurt on about mile 12 of his successful marathon run last Sunday. The course went by the beautiful Asticou Azelea gardens and Grace waited there while I met Kurt across the street. It was a very special morning when many strands of things we all love came together in time and place.
Other pictures of the gardens and where we were staying:
Sunday, October 17: Northeast Harbor, Maine
So I think I've learned a lot about making intimate connections through shared experiences and feel I'm doing good if I can facilitate that kind of shared experience transaction more widely with others.
I'm happy that you and Kurt have been into each others blogs....and Kurt today expressed a desire that perhaps the three of us and perhaps others might get together down your way for some version of the much discussed "metaphysical club". From the two blogs it's fairly clear we would have a lot to share and to debate as well.
A famous song about RE-lations is by Charles ives. You have to listen for the the mention of Charlie's "relations" in Texas in this song:
Charles Ives on "relations"
I have performed this a few times....not as well as this recording however.
In a human life, limited and somewhat ephemeral, to share and connect is the greatest luxury gift we can give ourselves. It's not exactly free and has it does have costs and tolls. But they are not necessarily expressed in cash....
That Ives piece was really something! I think a metaphysical debate club would be awesome.
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