Just my muse on Astronaut Lisa Nowak's recent arrest...So tragic
Which of us can rightly divine
The Right, the Wrong;
The desire of her spirit;
As we learn her details
And watch her drama unfold?
I dare say that we can only
Reach back to that which is familiar--
What we know from our personal experience,
And create our verdict…
Why we do
What we do
Is still the greatest mystery of all…
And, despite our best efforts
We can never fully explain moments when
Mind overrules Soul,
And Cause becomes more Important
Than the Freedom to live
Our lives as we choose.
Those of us,
Today fortunate enough not to be in her circumstance,
Talk, gawk and fret…
We wonder what she could have been thinking;
Then sigh…
Return to our oh-so-ordinary lives;
We know it’s a matter for the courts here on Earth now…
Days of space travel are long gone…
And our water cooler conjectures will be as meaningless tomorrow
As what we ate for lunch yesterday…
Yet in our souls’
We understand that when heart, temper, calms
She will remember…
The laughter of her children
The warmth of her home…
And if the coldness of her cell
Will allow her to dream
Perhaps she will wonder if
She’s given His other woman
The opportunity she’s sought
All along
This women now poised
To gain what she worked for
All these many years…
To recast the vows that
Ultimately meant for her--
‘I take thee to be my lawfully wedded
In sickness and in health;
For better or for worse;
I think Cynth'ya said it best: how we judge others and can't see our own sins. I think the whole thing is tragic: and you capture it spot on with these lines:
"...Why we do
What we do
Is still the greatest mystery of all...."
Excellent thought provoker you have penned, Wendi; well done!
This matter was only skimmed over by the media here the UK, so I am not fully conversant with the case. But it is not altogether unique.
A sympathetic strain threads its way through this write. It has as its object an acknowledgement of the occasional lapse of accord between emotion and reason. In this instance it appears that passion became distorted and pursuit became a life threatening obssession. In the arena of relationship conflicts accepting that it can happen to any of us is fair comment. However we do have to be careful how far we extend our sympathy for lack of judgements lest we make the same allowance for those who commit henious crimes. I say this as a former student of social science where I was subjected to the absurd post - modernist drivel that all crime - including murder and rape - was relative - yuk!
Funny how we can judge others and so quickly forget about our own misgivings. That's why I'm so glad that God's repentance line is open 24/7 Sis Wendi.
blessin's, very good and very true philosophies you've written,
cynth'ya lewis reed
Wow...This is a very powerful write, Wendi~ It amazes me how people just go off their rockers and sacrifice their whole life, their families, their careers...for What? Like you said, for someone else to enjoy? truly a sad story with an even sadder ending...
Love and peace~
Kimmy~
Enjoyed this write, for it is about a subject that seems to be more common in society today, many are allowing their morals and judgment to be clouded therefor ending in tragedy...
Blessings,
Joyce B...
It is a tradgedy that the human weakness can conquer all intelligence and sense of reason wether you have an eigth grade education or a Masters love and lust can destroy one and all.
Married ten years, and more in love than ever, Robert and Marcie have everything to live for. But a terrible secret is breaking Robert's heart: he knows that Marcie is about to die...
Just as life during the pandemic was color-coded with different hues representing different levels of danger, life in its aftermath has become shaded in similar ways. As a self-styled “Seeker of Beauty with Beauty,” (borrowing from a quote by W.E.B.
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Ch'erie
I have enjoyed the reading of "For Better or For Worse".
Thank You for posting Your jewels.
In admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
"...Why we do
What we do
Is still the greatest mystery of all...."
Excellent thought provoker you have penned, Wendi; well done!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
A sympathetic strain threads its way through this write. It has as its object an acknowledgement of the occasional lapse of accord between emotion and reason. In this instance it appears that passion became distorted and pursuit became a life threatening obssession. In the arena of relationship conflicts accepting that it can happen to any of us is fair comment. However we do have to be careful how far we extend our sympathy for lack of judgements lest we make the same allowance for those who commit henious crimes. I say this as a former student of social science where I was subjected to the absurd post - modernist drivel that all crime - including murder and rape - was relative - yuk!
Regards
Dai
blessin's, very good and very true philosophies you've written,
cynth'ya lewis reed
Regis
Love and peace~
Kimmy~
Blessings,
Joyce B...
Love,
CJ
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