An Email Subject: Thank you hello my name is autumn you came into my law and regulation of the electronic media class at san francisco state back in 2009, shared with us what you do with the beat within, and handed out a couple copies of the publication. i read them both cover to cover and it radically shifted my outlook on humanity. sunday night, for the first time in my life, i was mugged, one block away from the west oakland BART station, 10:46pm. he was a young kid, must have been somewhere between 16-24. he had a gun. it was a very surreal experience for me. as i watched him point his gun at me and take my purse, i saw the little boy within him and heard all the voices of the beat within, and i felt no fear or anger, only a very deep sadness... as soon as he was out of sight i began to feel very upset about my loss... there was $330 cash and a lot of sentimental value in my purse... i spent the following day handling my personal affairs (closing my bank account, buying a new phone, replacing my drivers license, etc.), letting my subconscious process all that had happened and not thinking about it too much, talking to loved ones about my experience, feeling much better the following day after i had processed a lot of my emotions around my own losses, a new wave of sadness hit deeply... sadness for the person who mugged me... imagining his reality, imagining him as a child, hearing the voices of the beat within...sadness that as i lost my physical possessions i received so much support from friends and family... and as he gained my physical possessions, with them he inherited more loss... sadness that in that moment that we were part of each others realities, i wanted so badly to reach out to him, there was a strong desire to say why are you doing this? and i couldnt say anything because he had a gun... i am contacting you to say thank you, for all that you do... fear and anger can be very important emotions... and can also easily become toxic. i am grateful that i recognized this person through the voices of the beat within, and through recognition came compassion, and within this compassion there was no space for anger or fear... i filed a police report, and i really really hope that he is caught so that he can have an opportunity to make changes... maybe if he is as young as he looked like he might be, he might get to experience the beat within... thank you again...
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 21:05:57 +0000
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