One Apple A Day #654 - subtraction
I remember driving in the middle of nowhere in Patagonia. We were the only one on the only visible road. Around us, just nothing. No buildings, no mountains, no people. Nothing but the horizon. And it felt so close.
Or when you climb up a mountain, and you get to the peak on a sunny, crisp autumn day. Your sight can get incredibly far, and you can see more.
And there is the autumn. With all the leaves falling on the grass, revealing the core structure of the trees and leaving space for the new sprout that will arrive in Spring.
Since yesterday, the word "subtraction" has been wandering in my mind.
Throughout our life, we accumulate layers and layers of structures, beliefs, assumptions and stories. And our soul, wrapped under all these tiers, loses the ability to see clearly. I know I did. The same way we take the time to clean our houses and throw away old stuff, we should do for our soul, mind, heart and body. Find some time for subtraction, peeling away what we don't need anymore, what fog our mind and clog our heart. And rediscover the beauty of the horizon.