Barn Owl photo by Benjamin Joseph Andrew—A Room With A View
It’s a surprise and it’s so very pleasing. Rilke does that by changing from the expected (a child who begins to grow) to the art that is represented— the poem.
Kafka’s famous proclamation: “a book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.”
By Thich Nhat Hanh, http://www.lionsroar.com February 23rd, 2017
Most everyone has heard of TNH. He continues to be an inspiration and guide for Practice. This is an interesting article on Lion’s Roar. Posted on Facebook. And all of us, admitted or not, seek happiness for ourselves. Maybe even those we love.
Don’t you just love things that are unique and understated? How sweet to be lovely and not showy. Things to be noticed: the shape of the windows, the black iron gate to (our) left of house—leading to what? where?—and the blue hydrangea in front of the gate.
The house from “A Room With a View” on Facebook
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard—love like all knowledge is recollection.
Where am I? What does it mean to say: the world? What is the meaning of that word? Who tricked me into this whole thing and leaves me standing here? Who am I? How did I get into the world? Why was I not asked about it, why was I not informed of the rules and regulations but just thrust into the ranks as if I had been bought from a peddling shanghaier of human beings? How did I get involved in this big enterprise called actuality? Why should I be involved? Isn’t it a matter of choice? And if I am compelled to be involved, where is the manager? I have something to say about this. Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint? ― Søren Kierkegaard
Writers Ink—Writing and Stuff 