...through His creations.
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by PAM
First...
So, today, on the last Sunday of March 2025, I begin a new category in this blog: "Sunday Contemplation". Actually, this is nothing new in this blog as I have posted many 'contemplative pieces' in the past such as this and this. I have been realizing that, these days, most of my posts end up as a form of contemplation. I guess it goes with age; as well as my current circumstance where I have the opportunity to enjoy solitude, which evokes contemplation. More so the former, I do believe. Age, I am beginning to discover, is a 'being' of its own. The closer we get to 'old age', the voice of the being becomes louder... at times, deafening. But when it is calm and serene, it does evoke contemplation and meaningful reflections... and life's deeper meaning emerges from the soul, acknowledged by the mind as logical and valid... and felt to the core of the heart in unison with the mind. I believe that is called wisdom. And this is my motivation in starting a new category in this blog today.
So, here we go...
It's like listening to God sighing with such contentment as the day comes to a close...
...through the leaves of the trees.
I find summertime at my new workplace and in my new second home so fascinating. The trees have regained their crowning glory! They are now covered with lush green leaves - so beautiful! The Narra trees are particularly beautiful because of their cheerful yellow flowers, making a dramatic appearance in thick bunches. In the afternoon, when the wind exceeds its usual mere 'whisper' all day, the yellow petals of the flowers give in to the coaxing of the wind and allow themselves to flow with the wind. As the wind let them go, the petals drop gracefully to the ground to perch themselves on the tip of the grasses below, transforming the bed of grass into a sea of bright yellow petals - it's just beautiful.
The natural transformation around me these days inspires contemplation... making solitude all the more delectable and enjoyable. That intangible dimension of mind and the soul are woven together in perfect harmony by the natural beauty around me, making imagination and wonder dance with such grace and power that it lifts the being to that unimaginable realm of beauty, making the intangible dimension so real and seem palpable.
Uhm, no... there is nothing that anyone could ever say that can convince me that life in Metro-Manila is better than the life I am leading in this new place... even when challenges from the 'practical matters' of living abound. People talk about living sustainably, 'going back to basics', and all that blah in Metro-Manila. And yet, not so many of them can imagine leaving that stinky urban jungle, where every corner hides a secret... many of which are so dark, others so lurid - at the very least, so inconsistent with how God intended human beings to live.
I close my eyes... and I let my ear be filled by the sound of God's sigh of contentment - through the leaves of the trees that seem to murmur gleefully with the gentle summer wind, and the birds and other insects - flying, leaping, crawling freely and, I imagine, happily. And all the sights and sounds fill my heart with so much joy, peace of mind and, yes, merry contentment!
Thanks for this opportunity to live this way... thanks be to God!
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Video credit: The video featured in this entry is mine.
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