Greetings my beloveds,
Today is an epic day in many respects. For me, it marks the initiation into the unknown soujourn; presently I'm sitting in the Pittsburgh terminal, looking out on the last snow I'm bound to see for the next ten months. My parents dropped me off less than an hour ago, and I will be alone for the next forty hours. Parting is a subtle art and a stage for our pretentions. I have been stoic throughout the process, keeping myself removed both emotionally and as company to many of my friends at home. I ruffled my parents away as soon as we got to the airport. Now that I'm here I need to start the process; need to really make this a journey instead of a vacation away from the life I know...I wish that I had expressed to them succinctly how much I actually love them, how much being home means to me, and that the last two years I've suffered a succession of realizations about how well they raised me abd how compassionate they have been....Instead we drove awkwardly (and slowly) down I-79 chitchatting, which is fine, but the condition of my life is wanting to discuss the biggest things and never finding an avenue to do so. How do you lay yourself bare in front of those that have known you for so long, invested so much in you, and loved you while not realizing how you've changed? How do I convince them that I'm becoming a man?..... One of my intents for this journey and a theme that will come up often is sincerity; not only telling the exact truth of your feelings and circumstances, but believing that the truth should be known.
During our long ride to Pittsburgh we fought against clouds and country roads to receive the inaugural proceedings. How fitting that in my life, two historic events (one politcal, one personal) would occur on the same day. One part of the President's (how exciting to address him as such, it's like dating a check on jan 2 and realizing that you are actually in the new year) speech that especially struck me, and I believe is pertinent not only to my travels, but to my greater beliefs about what must happen in this world was early on in the address when he said, "We are a young country, but as scripture says 'there comes a time to put aside childish things." This has great social and environmental implicationsfor our nation, maybe its about time to finally be responsible for all of our power..
In Frankfurt now, about to make a dash for an international hostel.
Much love from EUROPE!!!! What!
obviously more to come,
Mac
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