Crystallized Knowing
Apr 28, 2022
First story
It’s as dark as it can be.
The days are at their shortest
And the news is even darker.
They feed us with fear
And greed and hate.
We look desperately for light
Or distraction or addiction
To feed the fear.
But it is never satiated.
It comes back like a grizzly bear
Wanting more.
Where is the light?
Oh bring us light, bring us light!
Let the sun return.
In the dark we are alone
Blind and invisible to the others
Huddling from the cold.
But then,
Walking up a snow covered winter hill
Into the setting sun,
Ice crystals emerged
Magically it seemed
From the cold air,
Caught the light of the sun
And floated, spun, danced
In their slow enchanting descent
And I was delighted, uplifted
Even enlightened dare I say it
A single photon,
a tiny packet of particles
Defined by our eyes’ ability to perceive it.
The smallest amount of light
Visible to a human
Appears.
And our DNA, our genetic codes
The mastermind of our being
That infinitesimally small structure
Emits…. Wait for it….
You won’t believe it’s possible
But they say it’s true:
Our DNA emits photons
What does this mean?
How do the photons get in there?
Do we create them?
Do we ingest them?
Are we beings of light?
Maybe we don’t know what we are.
Maybe we don’t know who we are.
Maybe we have believed the lies
That we are nothing, never enough
Powerless, alone, dark.
But the ice crystals remind me
Of who I am
Of my place here
Of my responsibility
To (and my mother would love this)
Let my light shine!