Proxy For Love

Dogs, cats, children, mates, heck, even strangers sometimes find themselves drawn close in proximity to something they feel but may not even know how to articulate. Such is Life. Like seeking like, the comfort of others in security obviously, but more so, fundamentally so, in love. Love is what fuels Life; an axiomatic recognition that differentiates the spiritual from the mere material. Spiritual values have lost favor because by definition they are intangibles, and as such subject to vague and fuzzy thinking. But the spiritual qualities we all know are so obvious to be taken for granted; love, patience, kindness, generosity, perseverance, humor… What would Life be without them? And so it goes, the pull towards a center shifting in each instance, each relationship. We think it’s warmth the pet or child or mate is seeking as it cuddles close but it’s proximity it craves and needs; a proximity that’s a proxy for love. (For Jake - 9/16/23)