Basic Ideology 101 – #20
Jul 28th, 2009 by Jack Lhasa
The tracks always come back. Rumi. Shams. Wine and Dance and God. Was there ever really anything else? Since I first discovered Sufism as an adolescent, the dervish spin never left me. The idea that one can get so close, become so consumed in the flame, and love every moment of it.
I lost that passion some time ago. Life kicked me in the ass, and I let myself become consumed in self-loathing and self-pity. I was weak, and lost all focus. My dreams tossed to the wayside. I just want to feel that way again. Simple. Perfect. Loved. My dreams twisted, contorted, converged, because of my lack of, no, my loss of faith. My lack of confidence.
I’m relearning that passion. I’m remembering that spin, and I can taste wine, and dancing, and God, so, so very close. When the dreams are too real, and the spin too fast, and the wine too strong, I know that I am on the right path again.
What path do you walk?
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Jack
I Listen.
Basic Ideology 101
Lesson #20
The Battle of Re-Realization
