Perspective 2

Today I acted like a normal, middle-class, retired person. I paid bills, watched birds, worked on our budget, did some laundry and cooking. All through the day I was also acutely aware of the wonder of being human, including the painful and unpleasant parts and how everything fits into eternity. I recall a comment from many years ago by Millman in Way of the Peaceful Warrior a Book that Changes Lives; "You will live an ordinary life, learning how to remain ordinary in a troubled world to which, in a sense, you no longer belong. Remain ordinary, and you can be useful to others."