Life is a Remedial Walk

Life is a remedial walk. Let me explain. Being in a remedial class is where one is taught in a slower fashion but at times in a more creative way, and in this way the learning becomes easier and more understandable. Such is life. Many times it feels almost slowed down to a dull halt, a quiet wait for nothing. But in these times, we are somehow being taught something. Well, I like to try and think so! Many times it is in creative ways around us that we take for granted; like spending time with a friend at a cafe, cigar in one hand and a drink in the other. And not having to pay due to the kindness of the friend. I spent some time with a friend last night; having a cigar, which I do not do often but hey, was a rough day/2 weeks and I had had that interview that hit me in the soul.

So going back to the cigars and friendship. We spoke about the work situation, and then our conversation moved into other areas of our lives and by the end of the evening I left with other hidden issues to deal with. Love and loss, work and how to handle not having it, and lots of good laughs and a feeling of being. Within this time, I was learning how to get back into living so to speak. Not to try and understand it all in one shot, but to do it day by irritatingly slow and emotional day. Not having work robs you of a God-given thing in life. Work. As mundane as it may feel, we were made to work, to exert energy from our craniums and to see it as part of life but not all of it. I still have to get there, I have another interview on Monday, but my point is that work is part of life and we need to be doing it because it adds and feeds our souls. Trust me on this; having no work definitely does not feed but it takes. And yes, work is part of life but is not all about life. But hey, it definitely helps and no matter how one feels about their job, it is a neccessity for your soul to grow. Perioud.

Smoking a cigar is a remedial thing too. I think I must have re-lit mine over 5 times at least in the flickering light of the oil based candle. Definitely did not look like a pro, even when I tried and almost burnt my eye brows off! Learning how to light it, how to keep the flame alive in the cigar and how to wet the bottom of the cigar so as not to suck in flaky cigar...that's a skill ;) But when one understands it, and masters it, you can puff away with glee and pride! I know, maybe not the greatest analogy but you get my point. As one of my mentors once said "Life is a process." Simple, painful to hear sometimes, but a statement of understanding nonetheless. Life is a process, a slow, sometimes painful, sometimes blind walking one, but in the end it is an exciting one. I am not yet at the exciting part, but I know that it is out there. I just gotta hold on to the day that I have, and push on with the "process."


So next time you hear the word "remedial," realise we are all on that learning curve. One which will be easier to graspe if we just understand that it is all part of the process of life. Not the circle but the highs and lows, the ascents and the descents. Take a puff of life and realise it is not all that bad. It just seems to be sometimes within the smoky haze.