Just spent the weekend on retreat in the Kilmartin valley surrounded by a mind blowing amount of history and ancient civilisation. The valley is littered with centuries old stone carvings and monuments and tombs. Its wonderful to walk on sacred ground that was special to communities hundreds of years ago and is still enshrouded in mystery today. I'm thankful that we don't really know what the standing stones and stone circles and linear graves signified. Some things are not destined to be explained away but should always remain sources of intrigue. Its good to stand with our ancestors and share with them in awe the sacredness of nature and to accord their special sites the reverence they merit. And who knows, maybe something will rub off on us and we too will leave something positive and inspiring for those who follow in our footsteps.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Leaving our mark
Just spent the weekend on retreat in the Kilmartin valley surrounded by a mind blowing amount of history and ancient civilisation. The valley is littered with centuries old stone carvings and monuments and tombs. Its wonderful to walk on sacred ground that was special to communities hundreds of years ago and is still enshrouded in mystery today. I'm thankful that we don't really know what the standing stones and stone circles and linear graves signified. Some things are not destined to be explained away but should always remain sources of intrigue. Its good to stand with our ancestors and share with them in awe the sacredness of nature and to accord their special sites the reverence they merit. And who knows, maybe something will rub off on us and we too will leave something positive and inspiring for those who follow in our footsteps.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment