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ACT 6 THE ALCHEMY OF THE EVERYDAY whereby
greater sword arm strength born of equal acceptance of foibles and fortitudes; trumpets sounded from sea-cliffs; traveller decides to relinquish not compassion for fellow traveller’s chicane; is hindered from full success by sarcasm; non-judgmental assessment occurs from afar; everyday alchemy achieved
by turning sow’s ear into silk purse.
When we can climb the highest mountain When we can ford the raging river
When we can cross the plains in one step In our seven-league boots
Even as we make the waitress cry Even as we curse the next guy
And when we can hear a child crying On the other side of the world
Even as we can’t hear our own friend
Even as we fall from grace So grace shall lift us up
And teach us of our power Power so deep and hidden Power that now is bidden Release the superhero inside
The superhero of today works quietly away Very different from the fancy capes
And hats of yesterday
They are mostly in disguise
But you can see it in their eyes The social worker, the gardener The computer guy, the teacher The warriors, the queens
We are all our brother’s keeper
And you come around the corner of the building And you see the mast exploding
And there’s terror in the air
And you feel your spine imploding
And you hear the spiral
Singing a different song against the grain
LET GO!
But he wouldn’t stop telling me what he wouldn’t
do. And I looked down at Magic and in Magic’s deep, beautiful eyes I saw the word ‘YES!’ I turned to the door. I flung it open. HELLO? ‘How wonderful that you want to be more open and honest and let us go together to your girlfriend’s that we may celebrate the movement forward for isn’t this what we want for each other?’
WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. WHILE WE APPLAUD HER EFFORTS, THE SLIGHTLY SARCASTIC NATURE OF HER SOLUTION HAS LOWERED THE VIBRATION OF THIS POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE ALCHEMICAL REACTION. WATCH CLOSELY NOW.
I looked down at Magic expecting to see his tail wagging but instead ... INSTEAD! INSTEAD!
I guess I was not successful in protecting myself through being a clown, in seeing the world as a place of wonder. Oh no. OH NO. Oh yes! OH YES! Because I’ll use this lesson to do it better next time.
AND IN THAT SINGLE MOMENT SHE PRACTICED THE ALCHEMY OF THE EVERYDAY AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. SHE CHANGED A LUMP OF COAL
TO A DIAMOND WITH THE FLICK OF A THOUGHT. A POSITIVE THOUGHT.
MAGIC’S TAIL WAS WAGGING NOW.