Root Chakra

The Universe

‘The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad

girls live...’

(Unknown)
 

Santa is this enchanting colourful character who flies around the world in one night and delivers toys to every child at Christmas time, or so the fable goes.

It’s this story of being able to fly around the world in one night though that is of interest to us, sort of makes the world seem like this minute place. Fact is, it is small and this realisation was driven home in depth just the other day of how diminutive it is.

We live in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. While out in the ocean enjoying our favourite passion, which is surfing, a fellow surfer who hailed all the way from New Zealand, on the other side of the world, paddled over for a chat while waiting for a wave.

He spent the next ten minutes describing in detail how he’d travelled around Africa, chasing the African coastline in search of the perfect wave.

He couldn’t prevent himself from repeatedly explaining how he felt about Africa: the pulse, the animals, Black Africa, poverty, appalling corruption, the vast plains, the heat, the arid conditions, so few who had so much, so many who would never have anything because they couldn’t care less to help themselves, rampant crime, limited resources, a harsh reality where life had little value and yet to him, the African coastline was something so incredibly exquisite to behold, he couldn’t believe it was all part of the same country, even the same continent.

We thought about what he’d said and replied that it must have been a difficult transition to make coming from New Zealand where everything was disciplined, clean and orderly, neat and tidy, the scenery breathtakingly beautiful with clean, mountain air and a safe protected environment.

His reply was instant. He said it had nothing to do with having to make any type of transition. As far as he was concerned, we are all one world. We all belong. No matter where we come from or how we live, we all walk on Mother Earth.

Long walk to freedom…

He said,<