I'm thinking of one of my favorite lines from one of my dearest poems: "You're the unknown variable X and I'm searching for the reason Y the meeting of our eyes leaves me longing for my next high." There's an excitement, yet fear you feel when you're not sure of the holdings of Tomorrow. We would be comfortable if we had just enough light to see a glimpse of what lies ahead, but we dare not cheat ourselves of life's pleasant surprises.
In that dark space, we sometimes lose ourselves in addition to losing our way. We travel so deep into the wilderness that we are willing to do anything to accomplish or attain our now frantic desires. This is a familiar space for us all and these times are what gives our lives character. How do we know how far we've come if there was no place to ascend from?
When I think of Ted Kennedy's legacy and the dark days of his life, I know that he is a man, a Husband, a Father, a Brother, a Son, a Senator, an Activist, a Legend. Even when the light no longer shines, he will always be Ted Kennedy. Even when his adversaries criticize him for the scandals, the rumors, the family "curse", the cloud of death that surrounded him, he will remain in the fabric of America and its history.
It is my only hope that we see the irony in how our darkest days birth our brightest hours. There are certain truths that we can not escape and these are what I have come to cherish about the resolve of the human Spirit. We shall not tolerate darkness for too long, nor will we tolerate a violation of Civil Rights for too long, nor will we tolerate gender inferiority for too long, nor will we tolerate our voices not being heard for too long, nor will we tolerate the lack of quality healthcare for every American for too long. And when we have had enough, may we remember the unwavering, unmovable Spirit of the late Ted Kennedy.
As we travel through the mysteries of Lightness and Darkness.....
May you rest well and know that your legacy lives today, tomorrow, always.....
Will ours?
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