Come take a look through my telescope.

It shows things as they really are.

See that road that leads from the beach to downtown?

That's where I walk so that I can clear my head.

That road in its own unique way is symbolic of progress.

It makes me feel good. See, most roads they're for coming and going. They're of temporary use,

but for me, this road here is a check against my ambition. It reminds me that not all roads need to move or change or transform us,

and sometimes the path can be the destination. Ah, that, that's the sunset. Yeah, that's really

something. That's my reminder that life is more than the role we play in the coordinates of our existence.

It reminds me of the infinite.

In a way, its magnificence is like watching the godlike characteristics we all possess exploding right in front of our eyes.

It's leaving our physical restraints and entering the

impossibles, the dance around in our head. It's an invitation for a few minutes to step outside

of myself and feel the splendor of my being. Yeah, that is the sunset.

Over there, that's a palm tree, but not just a palm tree. It's actually pretty incredible when you think about it.

It's like a 20-foot billboard conveying to us the power associated with flexibility, of bending but not breaking,

of adapting to life's mystery and unpredictability,

not fighting against the wind, but seeking to understand it.

And I could use more understanding in my life,

particularly when it shakes my foundation, we probably all could.

And I could go on and on, but I sense that it wouldn't quite get us where we need to go.

Because for you, it's possible that that road, the one I walk down every day, isn't for contemplation.

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