PSA: In All Beginnings Dwells a Magic Force

"Life may summon us to new races"

As every flower fades and as all youth

Departs, so life at every stage,

So every virtue, so our grasp of truth,

Blooms in its day and may not last forever.

Since life may summon us at every age

Be ready, heart, for parting, new endeavor,

Be ready bravely and without remorse

To find new light that old ties cannot give.

In all beginnings dwells a magic force

For guarding us and helping us to live.

Serenely let us move to distant places

And let no sentiments of home detain us.

The Cosmic Spirit seeks not to restrain us

But lifts us stage by stage to wider spaces.

If we accept a home of our own making,

Familiar habit makes for indolence.

We must prepare for parting and leave-taking

Or else remains the slave of permanence.

Even the hour of our death may send

Us speeding on to fresh and newer spaces,

And life may summon us to newer races.

So be it, heart: bid farewell without end.

Hermann Hesse

This poem was the only item in my apartment here in Fort Lauderdale when I moved in a year ago. It was posted on my refrigerator, probably left by the last tenant. A year later, I could not have foreseen the significance of this poem until now. Mr. Hesse was correct in his assumption that at every stage of life comes a different endeavor. We must not be afraid to depart, or to take on arduous tasks. Ok so that’s enough setup and hoopla...

I have decided to take my talents to California. (San Diego)

And “by taking my talents” I mean relocate, move, transfer, reposition etc. It was a difficult decision, but I am comfortable with my choice. Although the gap between my friends, family and everyone will be widened geographically, I carry our various memories, experiences, and interactions over the past years to my new home. I expect to thrive creatively and prosper financially. Gratitude to all the support I have received thus far from all friends, family, co-workers, gentlemen, gentle-ladies, professors, pimps, OG’s and Triples OG’s.  

The Chronicle will continue...on the West Coast

Yay yee!!!

I am We.