As I look at you it is all to easy to forget that your presence as Sand is created by individual grains. What a gift of community and communal effort. Without each one of you..there would be no Sand as we understand sand to be.
Although you appear very much alike, there is evidence of diversity among you in color and shape...and in the roles you play for land and water. I'm fascinated by the fact that your appearance can be altered so easily by the presence of wind, rain or snow and the impact of another being..small or large. I don't think I really appreciated the gift of that before. You appear so fragile and at the same time so strong.
You are so versatile in all that you do for your extended family members. Creating homes for sea and land creatures as well as humans; Rooting, plants, trees; grasses, and flowers and providing a floor or bed for ocean, lakes, rivers..brooks and ponds...!! Oh..how much you give and how little thought I have given to your enormous gift!
Forgive me for taking you so very much for granted. I walk on your family members daily as they soften my walk and provide the life support for the beauty I see around me. Without you I/We would be starved of nourishment in body, mind and spirit. Who would ever believe the life giving power of grains of sand.
You are simply magnificent!!
I have truly enjoyed getting to know you better dear Sands and I would love to hear what you would like us to know ...
Dear Assunta,
I'm glad we have awed you with our giftedness..as it is nice to know that being small does not diminish the impact or magnitude of one's gift. Thank you for being willing to take the time to truly see us.
I would hope that you humans would also receive from us a deeper appreciation for community and the diversity within that community. You still fear the impact of diversity and that only heightens the difficulty in our forming community.
You humans, are driven by a strong sense of Independence..with dependence, being seen as weakness. We grains of sand, are both, uniquely ourselves and deeply reliant on one another. Change affects us quickly and it is our strong bond of community that supports and strengthens us in Life's unfolding process.
Like our Cloud family, we also enjoy sculpting our selves in different ways for both fun and beauty. Play is essential to keeping us alert and ready for the changes to come. By the way, if you really want to show your appreciation for us, please be more mindful of what you leave on us and what you choose to feed us, for that we would be most grateful.
Thank you dear Grains of Sand, you have taught me so much!
