Initiation: A Moment of Weakness

Don’t Blink

A moment in time is equivalent to what is happening riiiiiiiiiight now. Unfortunately it is now gone, and you are older. If the point of the last sentence didn’t sink in, we can start over. Very well then, we can continue forward in time—as if that was preventable. A moment is literally the word “now” as a noun, which at this very instant is yet gone again.

You just can’t take a moment back. Once a moment happens it simply dwindles away into your memory, or wastes into thin air.  On occasion, a moment can be much more than gazing into the clear sky to follow a jet contrail heading towards an unknown empty space; it can hold a much more significant place in your heart. A moment can be a memory that gets stuck between your brain housing group and your inner soul. It will cause a lump to form in your throat and make a Veteran’s eyes overflow with wet emotion.

Hummingbirds tease you with their split second viewings before they bolt off to the next source of sugar. Then their tiny heart explodes and you never get to see that hummingbird in action again. That very day its eyes closed for good, the hummingbird’s moment was finished. Life is short for them, and your drive to see the bird again hangs in your mind. Is it your selfishness or simply an innate drive to see beauty? Your mental image is of an animal species that amazes and astounds us with its capabilities, and then suddenly in a single moment, ceases to exist. Living in the moment is essential to them. 

It is surreal how vulnerable we are to a moment. You can capture and remember many throughout life, but only a few are unique. These are the special moments that over inflate our heart to its maximum capacity and on any given day, under the right circumstances, it can happen. When a cold breeze blows and the chimney smoke of autumn follows, it can happen. Like a barrel of red wine teetering over a waterfall. On that day, when the precise senses have been gently pricked and it does happen, don’t blink.