“Please bring strange things.
Please come bringing new things.
Let very old things come into your hands.
Let what you do not know come into your eyes.
Let desert sand harden your feet.
Let the arch of your feet be the mountains.
Let the paths of your fingertips be your maps
And the ways you go be the lines of your palms.
Let there be deep snow in your inbreathing
And your outbreath be the shining of ice.
May your mouth contain the shapes of strange words.
May you smell food cooking you have not eaten.
May the spring of a foreign river be your navel.
May your soul be at home where there are no houses.
Walk carefully, well-loved one,
Walk mindfully, well-loved one,
Walk fearlessly, well-loved one.
Return with us, return to us,
Be always coming home.”
―
Please come bringing new things.
Let very old things come into your hands.
Let what you do not know come into your eyes.
Let desert sand harden your feet.
Let the arch of your feet be the mountains.
Let the paths of your fingertips be your maps
And the ways you go be the lines of your palms.
Let there be deep snow in your inbreathing
And your outbreath be the shining of ice.
May your mouth contain the shapes of strange words.
May you smell food cooking you have not eaten.
May the spring of a foreign river be your navel.
May your soul be at home where there are no houses.
Walk carefully, well-loved one,
Walk mindfully, well-loved one,
Walk fearlessly, well-loved one.
Return with us, return to us,
Be always coming home.”
―
“Wokół panował spokój. Świeciło słońce. Pływałam w głębinach. A potem, wynurzywszy się po dwudziestu latach, odkryłam, że rozpętała się burza, utworzył się wir i gwałtowna wichura piętrzy fale nad moją głową. Początkowo nie byłam pewna, czy dam radę dopłynąć z powrotem do łodzi, z czasem dotarło do mnie, że wcale nie chcę na nią wracać. Ponoć najbardziej boimy się chaosu, lecz z czasem nabrałam przekonania, że chaos może być czymś najbardziej upragnionym. Jeśli nie wierzymy w przyszłość, którą planujemy, w dom, na który się zadłużyliśmy, w osobę śpiącą obok, możliwe, że burza (od dawna czająca się wśród chmur) przybliży nas do tego, jacy chcemy być na świecie.”
― The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography
― The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
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