Monday, March 10, 2008

WWTN #16 -- Simplicity is Magical; Magic is Simple

I define magic as anything that is extraordinary.

Notice I did not say "out of the ordinary"--but Extra Ordinary. Magic is as simple as it gets. It is what existed before anything could exist.

Magic is the solid base on which all is founded. It is all around us--Extra Ordinary--so ordinary in fact, that it slips by the vision of many folks.

A lot of us are often looking for magic in places beyond the here and now--beyond every day existence. It is found there, of course.

But most importantly, earth-dwellers, wearers of bodies, Magic is found here. It is inside of us, around us, it supports us and drives us.

Plumbing is magic. How water comes out of that little spout and cleans our belongings and our earthly vessels.

How poetry comes out of the pens that those bodies empty enough to be channels can produce.

How feet move one in front of the other, how a spine keeps it all aligned.

How an eye sees the basket, and the ball goes whoosh. Magic.

And for those of you who want a proven example that magic is infiltrating our lives at the base of every subject, take a look at this little math problem:

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Magic is not random, but, like numbers, it is a core part of our every day existence. Magic is no accident.

Simply put, magic is here to stay.

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