American Buddhist Perspectives
This week I received a very kind email from Ashok Kumar of http://karmadungyu.blogspot.com about sharing links. I’ve added the blog, but noted that if it looks too much like a money-making gig or simply reposts other people’s stories, I would remove it, with respect to my readers (you) and him. Have a look and let me know what you (my readers) think.
While adding that one I remembered one that I’ve admired for a very long time and never managed to add to my list. It’s the blog of Michael Thaler, aka Daiku. The blog is named “One Foot in Front of the Other,” which exemplifies perfectly Daiku’s unwavering determination as he lost the battle with cancer over two years ago. Here is a poem written just weeks before his passing:
Fatigue
I see the steady progress of death
as he moves like an eclipse
across my face
My skin grows more taut
my beard is shot through with gray
my eyes are increasingly bloodshot
I can’t recognize this person staring back at me —
in fact
this stranger is scaring me
My physical weakness astounds me
my arms don’t listen anymore
my sense of balance has forsaken me
But, blessing of blessings
I can still feel the life spark
I can still feel the life spark
His family has taken on the blog and his artwork, so do visit and say hello. While he has passed away, his spirit lives brightly in his writing and photography. It is pure inspiration.
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