I was sitting in the big chair this morning, around seven, doing some reading and writing, when I noticed Matt’s large mug of coffee steaming on the computer table. I stopped reading for a moment and looked at it carefully. The steam was rising in swirls under the lamplight. It was a scene of perfect peacefulness – the early morning apartment, some soft classical music playing in another room, and this cup of coffee sending up its warmth in peaceful eddies.
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Lately many professional athletes have been quoted as saying “It is what it is”. When asked about his team, a baseball player might say, “It is what it is.” A football player, speaking about his physical condition, might say, “It is what it is.” I find this especially interesting because what they are saying is an ancient spiritual truth. Sages from time immemorial have suggested that the way to contentment is to accept the present just as it is. The present moment, many wise people have said, is the only true reality, so it should be accepted, embraced, even worshipped. In fact, in the Hebrew scriptures, God identified himself to Moses as “I am what am”. What is, is what is – which is precisely what some of our famous athletes seem to understand.
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