well, not really dark, what with the two red dots like a monster's beady eyes staring at us from the electronics, the dull red glow of the grow lamp spilling out from the bathroom into the hallway..... uh, why the grow lamp, you wonder? doesn't everyone have a medical use license and permission to grow?.... And of course the glow from my tablet!...anyway... In the dark of the night, out here in the country, I can feel the illusion of calm and peace. You can almost believe everything is right with the world. I can hear the soft breathing of our dog at the foot of the bed, almost a snore. Slightly further away, I hear the heavy panting of our husky. She's hot, even though she's lost 2 or 3 lbs of hair for summer. Oh! They must've heard something because they just went running outside to gobble up the bad guys. It's quiet, but they're not back yet. Potty break? Must be, here they come, wandering in..... back to my random thoughts. So I am trying to sleep, but it's after midnight and sleep seems a distant goal. Between my dog barking at who-knows-what and my mind contemplating impossible topics like, "All everyone really wants is love and kindness; so why are people spreading around so much hate and intolerance?" I am including myself in the everyone. I don't understand why it has to be so difficult, or take so much hard work and energy to spread joy to an unhappy person, yet one well-placed quip or jibe, easily flowing from the lips, can crush someone's happiness to bits by cruelty. Pondering these types of questions may put me to sleep (because I'm confused) or give me awful nightmares. I hope not the latter. * sigh*
