"What a great theater each one of us is!"
The images that accompany today’s musing are of a small netsuke statue that has been with me for well over 20 years. It is designed to reveal two different facial expressions.
To me it stands as a reminder of the immense spectrum of mental and emotional states that are available to us humans.
"variable"
Any given situation can trigger such a variety of responses.
It boggles my mind to consider how many flavors I experience in a single day.
How many thoughts and emotions come to visit, like clouds floating in a vast blue sky?
Do I choose to become their messenger and give expression to them?
"colorless"
While playing with the netsuke I have found that it is possible (even so it was most likely unintended by the designers) to adjust the “face” so that it is blank.
This has become my favorite position, a symbol that says:
This moment is still neutral, colorless, full of endless possibilities . . . what will I give rise to now? . . . now . . . now . . . . .
