Today the heavens informed me I was heard.
But that is not my lesson.
A storm pending, so I departed early to beat the snow.
Each person along the way spoke to me as if I was a friend.
Each spoke of the cross they must bear, the loved ones taken for Christmas or those boarding as we talked.
A sobering trip for me as it was less than an hour round trip.
Less than one hour but so many tears from those I do not know.
So many lives filled with sorrow, fear, helplessness and despair.
God or whatever you label the entity who guides us is a wonder.
Knowing just the awakening required.
I understood each phase of the speaker while listening, from my experience with Mother, Father, Spouse.
Perhaps in part my lesson.
To experience is to know compassion.
To listen is to help.
We are not alone in joy or sorrow no matter the view looking in from the outside.
None of these people asked anything of me but to be heard.
We ask our purpose in desperation at times, how blessed am I to receive reply.