Dear Mom

Dear Mother,
Thank you for loving your very strange son. Thank you for not giving up on me when even I did. Thank you for seeing the beauty in my uniqueness even when you didn't get it at all. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

If Buddha was correct about rebirth, we all have been each other's mother. So to all sentient beings who have felt alone and afraid. Remember I have been your mother and you have been mine. I will show you great compassion as my mother in this life has shown me.

If Buddha was wrong, I will still use this idea as a reminder that we are all interdependent in one form or another.

Caleb Storms
The Photo Monk