Day 118 "The Land Of The Forest Spirits"

Today I took Danbox with me to the comic expo, and as expected he darted from one area to another trying to soak it all in. I could tell that he didn't understand all that he was seeing, and also that he enjoyed all of what he was witnessing; everywhere, adults at play!

My small world, with all of its stresses and ego driven ruminations does not offer the little box man much room to see the bigger picture; that a lot of people are making an attempt, every day, to connect with what they love, and to share that connection.

It is so easy to forget that this world is not always a war of attrition, and that not

everyone is carrying concealed weapons aimed at our hearts.

Here in this place, surrounded by all the superheroes, supervillains and whatever crossover character you can think of, I know that this is not the place to be

considering the missteps of my past or the daunting pressure of the future; this is the place where we simply enjoy the act of play.

I watch as Danbox makes his way over to a table of glow in the dark Kodama figures (Tree Spirits). He stands within them and looks down upon them, and somehow I can tell that he gets it; I can tell that he knows that these bring happiness to some of these people, happiness that they share with others…these little creations that bring forth smiles.

He looks up at me, and somehow I know that he wants me to share this discovery with him, that he wants me to be here in the now, and not far away in some troubled time.

I pick up one of the little Kodama’s and give it a close look, and with a smile I place it back down and look over to Danbox and say “Let’s enjoy this day together my friend”.

At this I could see Danbox hovering slightly off the ground, not much, but enough for me to know that he was currently free of emotional weights, and that he was currently simply dancing with the forest spirits.

For now he wasn’t carrying the weight of my own thoughts and emotions, for now he wasn’t held to the ground by his own ruminations either; but this is now and not

tomorrow, and we have to appreciate this moment to the fullest, to live in it now, and to forget, if only momentarily, that tomorrow is unknown and that Time The Thief never sleeps.