The silence that rings through

Over two months having passed since the earthquake that rocked Japan- one thing is obvious.  It has shown that time, as ever, goes on in its own way- neither good nor bad.  It stands outside of the unthinking, non-acting individual.  Only through scattered news reports and small postings from friends and family do I realize the extent of the damage, and even then, there is a feeling of distance and uselessness.  That, though, is entirely my own fault. Whatever responses have been made seem only on the surface- the reality of the situation is not only for rebuilding but for a total reexamination of what the place has become. It is the heart which has been paved over, clouded and obscured by many many things. Until that truth is revealed in its impure baseness and addressed, the extent of the real damage can never be dealt with.