The Mystery of Life
Posted by Literary Wisdom
Life for me is a profound, a sacred, a joyous, a mysterious, a soulful dance.
— Anais Nin, French-Cuban-American diarist and novelist
Native American Wisdom
The universe is big enough for all truth. We don't have to destroy someone else's to make room for our own.
— Evan Pritchard in No Word for Time
Psychological Wisdom
The sacred is all around you and no one can stop you from touching the transcendent or drinking from a sacred stream. This is your birthright as a human being.
— David K. Elkins in Beyond Religion
Catholic Wisdom
If we love and desire to give ourselves to God, we are bound to give ourselves to the whole world.
— Evelyn Underhill quoted in Rummaging for God
Proverb
As long as you live,
keep learning how to live.
— Latin Proverb
Movie Lines
Men should be explorers, no matter how old they are.
— Don Ameche as Art Selwyn in Cocoon
Prayer
A Prayer for the Road
May you and your car
and any passengers day and night
go safely sober and alert looking out
for any who may endanger you.
May you never rush
for your life is more precious
than any missed appointment.
— Virginia Lang, author of How to Bury a Goldfish