230512 What I learned in my studies this morning 3*

Thinking of dropping

— Running, slowing, dripping. Still. —

My daily haiku.

Thoughts:

230512, AM: I wonder what will be here at the end of the day?

230513: Nothing apparently. I visited some friends last night and forgot to complete my studies before falling asleep.

Lots of contemplating death in my meditations, today. Recognizing the brevity of life and appreciating each moment I do get more profoundly for it. Thoughts on wasting time, my one irreplaceable resource.

That said, I do not count last night as wasted time. Connecting with my friends — one present all the time and a fellow philosopher by both training and inclination, the other (whom I mentioned a few days ago, absent for years but [probably] returning soon) also a thoughtful fellow in his own right — is one of those things in my life I never worry about when I consider how I spend my time.

The first friend has a list of things he "won't hesitate to spend money on": good food and drink, friends, travel, education, and music. It occurs to me I have a list of things on which I would (or, when I fail, should) gladly spend the minutes I get each day:

My family

My friends

My studies

My community

I need to look for more opportunities for the latter category. I have not been living up to my cosmopolitan ideal....

Today's Meditation: