Our future is on the bus,
if we have one (as Quakers, as humans)
Its easier to
care for each other on the bus
on the trolley, or subway
Smile, chat, give
up a seat
to someone older, or to a dad with 3 kids
There is a
community, ready made
on the bus
For two or three
hours
or just 15 minutes
We are there
together, forced
to be neighbors
A little too
close for comfort
but its not really about comfort, is it?
This community,
this time and space
we're given
to connect, to resist 'passing in the night'
Private cars
isolate us, deny us
the comforting uncomfortable closeness
Needed to
understand what
the human journey is all about
Remembering,
re-connecting
Re-membering who
we are
Who we really are
On the bus we rub
up against each other
We fall asleep
and lean on each other,
even when we don't really want to
We are given that
opportunity
Did you loose
someone dear to you?
Is that why you
have teardrops tattooed
on your cheek at the corner of your eye?
How will I ever
know you or your story?
How much alike we
are? How different our
lives have been? What gifts we have for each other?
On the bus is our
future, our life
The chance to be
what we are meant to be
Individuals
experiencing all the joys and sorrows
of our collective lives, joined by grace
by love, by longing, by a common destiny
We are all going
home.
Get a transpass
and come home
while you are coming home
