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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Bewilderment; Scenes from the Journey, vol. 23, no. 3

Bewilderment


Bewilderment.

An affliction more painful than simply being

bewitched or bothered.

In any crowd you can pick out the faces

beset by bewilderment.

What am I doing here?

Are there any answers?

Is there a way to escape?

How do I learn what I should be doing?

Or is there even a "should" at all?

Perhaps I should (!) just go along

with whatever comes?

Go along to get along?

Is there a right way?

Is there only one right way?


Someone told me it's simply a question

of dealing, more or less skillfully,

with the situations I find myself in.

Could that be true?

By simply releasing my life's companion

(i.e., bewilderment)

will I find myself free to act?


These are the questions I see

on the bewildered faces in any crowd.




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Bewilderment; Scenes from the Journey, vol. 23, no. 3

Bewilderment


Bewilderment.

An affliction more painful than simply being

bewitched or bothered.

In any crowd you can pick out the faces

beset by bewilderment.

What am I doing here?

Are there any answers?

Is there a way to escape?

How do I learn what I should be doing?

Or is there even a "should" at all?

Perhaps I should (!) just go along

with whatever comes?

Go along to get along?

Is there a right way?

Is there only one right way?


Someone told me it's simply a question

of dealing, more or less skillfully,

with the situations I find myself in.

Could that be true?

By simply releasing my life's companion

(i.e., bewilderment)

will I find myself free to act?


These are the questions I see

on the bewildered faces in any crowd.




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