All Earthlings are Kin in the Deepest Sense

"all earthlings are kin in the deepest sense."

This point is being brought home to me

in a deep and surprising way as I contemplate my ancestry

and realize there are innumerable beings who participated

in my presence in this form on this planet. 

What I come away with is the distinct sense

that we are all related.  We are all in this together.

 "protect our spaces and our time for non-instrumental, 

non commercial activity and thought, 

for maintenance, for care, for conviviality."

Something to become more aware of in daily living.  

Where I run into some inner conflict is when

instrumental and commercial elements are necessary,

such as in buying a ticket to board a plane

to fly hundreds of miles

in order to be with loved ones

"in the flesh" "for care and conviviality";

the many sides of this get tumbled together.

Finding the sweet spot amidst

the various elements ---

humanity, more than humans, 

technology and commerciality

and landscape is a balancing act.

Technology brought me

a treasured last encounter

with my mom.

It was "instrumental"

for our human encounter.

Weaving it all together into a cloth

that nourishes our human animality

is what matters, I believe.

kastilwell