What direction draws us?

The one pointing to the left I see as the past.  Sweet memories and sour regrets, yearning to be younger, reliving childhood traumas and joys.

Pointing down says “going inside” to me.  What am I feeling and thinking?  How fine or ill is the body?  Hours of analysis are available.

Pointing up is the contemplation of Spirit or God, of non-dual realization, of perhaps enlightenment.  To speak of “non-dual” suggests “the interconnectedness and oneness of all things”.  In my mind, it’s a broad spirituality that doesn’t focus on human beings.

Pointing to the right says “forward” to me, into the wonders of the future, closer to the wonders of the person standing before me.  It’s where I want to live.

In the world of other human beings

Touching them gently

Exploring paths together that lead to unknown places