The beauty of nature can be found in the most unusual places and teach us the most unexpected lessons. A few days ago I was returning to work from a lunch (half) hour spent going through the neighborhood thrift store. I pulled into traffic and then had to wait at a long light. While sitting there, I looked up and saw an amazing and unexpected sight.
In the sky far above me, I could see two bald eagles flying. I was a little surprised to see bald eagles in the city, although not far from potentially good habitat for them. Many times people mistakenly believe that buzzards are eagles, but these were indeed the real thing. The pair was flying in opposing spirals with one flying clockwise and the other counterclockwise, but both descending at the same rate. It looked almost as if they were circling an invisible tornado (perhaps they had been riding a thermal up and were coming back down).
It was a beautiful dance in the sky. I was, for once, thankful that traffic light takes so long to change. As I watched them dance, I realized that I was really seeing a single creature in that moment. When the pair danced, although they moved in opposite directions, they were dancing as if they were one. Their movements were perfectly balanced as if a single mind directed them. They were truly dancing as if nobody was watching and it was amazing. I was so fortunate to witness it in those few minutes.
This is how I often see Solitaries as well. I generally consider couples (who practice without others) to still be Solitary (if they practice together) for this very reason. When I see a large group of people (or flock of birds), I still see many individuals. When I see a balanced dance as the pair of eagles performed, I see only a single individual. When a bonded couple practices together they are, for practical purposes, an individual. Sometimes couples do not remain together and they must disentangle their lives to once again become individuals. I’ve even known a triad of people who truly were one.
Where souls touch and meld, despite the number of individuals observed, there is only one.