Everything Will Be Taken Away #4

All things must pass. And this includes the reminder that everything will be taken away.

Today, for the first time, I noticed that I am fading. I noticed it even more after I took a shower. The "every" of everything is starting to be quite faint, and the whole thing is looking rather pale. To be honest, I was a little disappointed after the henna itself, which was quite dark, peeled off and left the simple red-brown stain. The whole thing reminds me a little bit of having an intense spiritual experience, and then feeling that resonance gradually leave you till in the end you wonder if you dreamed the whole thing up and you cling on to the memories of the experience that nonetheless seem to melt in your heart. Even if the whole experience was telling you not to cling. That's when you know you've lost it.

This was not actually my experience with the Everything #10 project, but it certainly reminded me of experiences like that that I've had. Perhaps the hardest part of this experience will be letting go joyfully of the tattoo.

At the same time, I definitely need it to be off by next weekend. (Yes, reality, in the form of a christening, intrudes!)