Dear Norns.
Thank you for listening to me. I am an artist and over the last years I have deepened my creativity and my courage in expressing myself. I am very grateful for this process and also a little proud of what I have left and where I am right now. But I wouldn’t bother you if there wasn’t a problem, would I?
As I keep walking my own way more and more, I have a feeling that I lose faith in the world around me. In some people, in everyday life and society in general.
Maybe this is a normal function of finding faith in my path. Or, maybe it is pure stupidness. Am I simply closing my eyes to the wisdom of others?
I am very grateful for input on this. The balance act in my mind is consuming a lot of energy.
Love
Kim Kardashian, New Orleans, Louisiana
Dear Ms. Kardashian
This is Urd speaking. I chose to answer myself, as your question brought on quite a debate among the sisters. Verdande almost forgot it was her turn to pour water over the roots - does she not know the how important this is?! But we must forgive her. She lives so much in the present, poor thing, that she sometimes forget the fundamental structure of things. Our debate regards the nature of your question. Skuld claims that you mean: closing your eyes to the wisdom of others in the worlds. But, what does she know? She's already in the future, and know little of the true nature of the human condition. I believe that you mean: closing your eyes to the wisdom of others in the world. Thus, the answer lies in the question.
There are many worlds, my dear. You refer to the human world. It is a grand invention. Full of sweetness and play. It is also a world defined by barbed wire and steel fences. Therefor, any truly creative being, - artist, inventor, re-distributer of wealth - will find a time when the barbed wire scrape their skin, bringing out tiny drops of precious blood, and steel fences halt their walks in light and dark. Then, to move further, they must find their wisdom in other worlds. Worlds not yet created, worlds found only in the imagination of your heart. This is progress. This is a step on your path. Do not fear to miss the wisdom of others, if others live in a steel fenced world. But, do not only see the fences. See the sweetness too. See it and seek wisdom elsewhere.
This is my understanding. This is Urd-standing (Yes, I do play with words. I have a sense of humor, you know, regardless of what my sisters might say.)
Blessed be Your Journey
Don't let the barbs prick you
Urd - oldest sister of the Norns
Photograph by Michael Peter Langevin, model Sofia Karin Axelsson, 2016, Magic Land, Virginia.
