What are words for?

There are moments in life when everything is crystal clear. The planets and stars align and I’m in the right place at the right time. Suddenly, a portal opens and I can see myself clearly. There’s also a view of what lies ahead and where I’ve been. I call these rare portal moments being at one with the one. They feel divine.

Then, there are the other 99% moments of life when I am trudging the road ahead without any gps navigation, as if driving down a winding country road in fog so thick I can only see a few feet ahead. These are the moments I need to to slow down and remember I’m not driving the bus.

I’ve been having a lot of the 99% moments lately and the portal moments seem as distant as Missing Person’s 80’s hit song Words. It has felt like I’ve been talking, but no one is listening. What’s the point of having those portal moments when no one wants to hear what you think about anything anyway? What good is a crystal ball, if any glimpse of the future isn’t heard by people too busy taking selfies?

Maybe the words are wasted in the here and now but, if I capture and curate them, someone sometime in the future will find them useful.

What are words for when no one listens anymore?