Does the reflection in a mirror reflect the truth? Do I reflect upon my thoughts more accurately resting at a stream’s bank? There are many types of reflection.
“Believe in the unsaid,
for the silence of men is nearer the truth than their words.”
~~Kahlil Gibran
“We cannot be filled unless we are at first emptied,
to make room for what is to come.”
~~Thomas Merton
“When a river churns and roils it turns up mud and silt,
and the the water is murky.
Still, a stream can move quickly along its path and not disturb the bottom, and remain crystal clear.
The mind is the same.”
~~ME
“You can give without loving,
but you cannot love without giving.”
~~Ami Carmichael
“Living well is centered by loving others.
Money can be lost or wasted, but losing or wasting love is a tragedy only Shakespeare can make tolerable.
And, even that takes many scenes and magnificent actors.”
~~ME
“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.”
~~Thomas Carlyle
“The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection;
The water has no mind to receive their image.”
~~Zenrin Poem
“Affection and infatuation are as fragile as a mirror.
True romantic love is more akin to molten glass.
It is possessed of flexibility, to be sculpted, shaped, and stretched.
Still, even it can be broken if pulled too far with cruel twists.”
~~ME
“No drink is sweeter just because it is sipped from a fancy glass.”
~~ME
“Love doesn’t just sit there like a stone,
It has to be made, like bread,
Remade all the time, made new.”
~~Ursula K. LeGuin
“Thick moss covers a rock near a crystal stream.
The moss blurs the rocks contours–
It is a smooth green enveloping layer.
The rock might be jagged and sharp beneath, or it might be smooth.
Only the moss knows, and its not telling.”
~~ME
I think I see.
