I must constantly remind my heart of the vastness of the world in which I find myself. This is my main path to being at peace with my world and loving it. I want to free myself from any pretense that the world is benevolent, kind and disposed to take care of me. It is a wild place, and while it may be aware of me, it gives me a kind of indifferent attention.
My world is what it is, and at most it waits for me to be aware of it, embrace it and love it.
I am able to control my wild world only by my ability to be aware of it. The more I am attentive and understanding of my world, the more I am able to accept it for what it is. It does me no good to deny what is in front of me, no matter how threatening or distasteful it is. There are lions in the jungle, and they are both majestic and dangerous. There is abundant suffering caused my humans all around me, and it is not in my interest to deny that humans can be mean, malicious and dangerous.
Today I can only ask my heart to become aware of a small part of the danger and suffering in the wild world around me. For me it is a beginning, and I am choosing to ignore the vast dangers and suffering I am not ready to absorb. But I will pay attention to a small part of the suffering. I will change what I can and accept that my world is beyond any of my control. First I have to learn to embrace and love my small part of the wild world. Today will give me adequate opportunities without my picking up the newspaper.