Shine on

I said it even though I only half-believed it - 

"A touch of happiness sheds light on the world.  You owe your joy to the collective."

     
        Why do I owe the world anything?

Do you breathe? Are you breathing just a little?

     
        Well. I mean...

When you breathe, God makes love to you.  You become Life, every moment, as you also bear witness to it, as you have always done.  You owe the world because you are the world, particularly to those who love you.  So keep breathing.  Embrace joy when it finds you. And shine on.

"We must risk delight." - Jack Gilbert