Yesterday there was a power failure and I wondered why. A friend had a story around it. One island over lost their power and often when they do, we lose ours, and it was thought this was due to an accident. A car had driven over the cliff at the ferry terminal.
Imagine waking up, having a coffee, rushing to catch the ferry, because nobody catches ferries in a leisurely fashion, presumably having a heart attack, driving through cement pilons, then soaring over a cliff up into the air and landing in the ocean. My goodness. What a way to go. Not quite what one expects when one gets out of bed in the morning.
They pulled the car out the next day.
One never knows what is coming next.
In contemplation of this strange story, I enclose some inspiration for these our precious days.
Be Kind To Yourself
By Sophie Diener
I hope today you remember that the sky is not humiliated by its vastness
And the mountains remain
unashamed of their height.
Mother earth and her oceans are not afraid of their size,
And the sun is not concerned if someone has to squint their eyes.
It will shine.
And it will not apologize for its light.
And like the trees that teach us -
it's okay to lose our leaves as the seasons change,
it's okay to lose our leaves as the seasons change,
and then come back to life.
I hope that nature teaches us to look at ourselves and be kind
I hope that we don't dim, or shrink, or fold into spaces far too tight
Yes, today, I hope when look at yourself that you are kind.
- with thanks to Stage Door Johnny
Update: It turns out the fellow was young, not old, was not at a ferry terminal but rather a dock and it was not one island over. That is the grape vine for you. A recent news item stated that the RCMP thought "speed was a factor".