"Branches from the nearby foliage, or geological specimens, may fracture my skeletal structure; however, inaccurate descriptions of my physical appearance, heritage or personality, cannot damage my psyche."
This is his space. After almost 30 years, he's earned much, much more.
Psalm 1
Blessed are the man and the woman
who have grown beyond their greed
and have put an end to their hatred
and no longer nourish illusions.
But they delight in the way things are
and keep their hearts open, day and night.
They are like trees planted near flowing rivers,
which bear fruit when they are ready.
Their leaves will not fall or wither.
Everything they do will succeed.
— Translation by Stephen Mitchell
THE IRISH ON FINANCE:
Nuair a ghoirfeas
an chuach ar chrann gan duilliur
diol do bho agus
ceannaigh arbhar-
Loose translation: When the cuckoo bird no longer sings
in the mulberry tree
it's time to sell the cow and buy corn.
ON MARRIAGE from The PROPHET
by Kahlil Gibran
Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
It is wrong to think that Love comes from long companionship or persevering courtship.
Love is the offspring of a spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a MOMENT
it will not be created in years or even generations. — Kahlil Gibran, from THE BROKEN WINGS
Wedding
by Alice Oswald,
from The Thing in the Gap-stone Style
From time to time our love is like a sail
and when the sail begins to alternate
from tack to tack, it's like a swallowtail
and when the swallow flies it's like a coat;
and if the coat is yours, it has a tear
like a wide mouth and when the mouth begins
to draw the wind, it's like a trumpeter
and when the trumpet blows, it blows like millions . . .
and this, my love, when millions come and go
beyond the need of us, is like a trick;
and when the trick begins, it's like a toe
tip-toeing on a rope, which is like luck;
and when the luck begins, it's like a wedding,
which is like love, which is like everything.
It's not what we have or what we do that holds the most value for us in our lives...
rather, it is who we have...and how we honor and cherish them that really counts!
— Brian Azar
Marriage is a wonderful institution. That is, if you like living in an institution. — Groucho Marx
"...that one was good, that one was good, that one was good..."
"wadd'ya doin"
"testing fuses, that one was good, that one was good..."
The one who practices loving-kindness
sleeps and wakes in comfort and has no bad dreams;
he is dear to both humans and creatures;
no danger harms him.
His mind can be quickly concentrated,
his expression is happy and serene.
He dies without any confusion of mind.
Loving-kindness protects him.
— Anguttara Nikaya
Marriage is a wonderful invention; but, then again, so is a bicycle repair kit. — Billy Connolly
I asked for one kiss: you gave me six.
Who was teacher is now student.
Things good and generous take form
in me, and the air is clear.
— Open Secret: Versions of Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
"He smelled
like new goods."
His Story
Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed
at one's luck.
~ Iris Murdock
never the whole story!
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