Tears of Shiva shed into rivers. Cherry blossoms fell. The goddess of the confluence admired them for a time
before she released them. The tears scoured suffering. The petals added beauty. The river flows on.
I watch where streams of consciousness flow into one another and write what I see.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Wearing Masks
Kathmandu, Nepal To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.e.e. cummings 1955
i really admire e.e. cummings and this is the first time i've read these words of his. i remember being in high school and experiencing the awareness of this. it was a difficult time because i so badly wanted accptance but then i wanted so badly to be myself. i see my own children and students suffering through this very challenge. there's so little i can do other than encourage them and wish them strength. steven
e.e. cummings has an unusual way of thinking. But this quote rings especially true.
ReplyDeletei really admire e.e. cummings and this is the first time i've read these words of his.
ReplyDeletei remember being in high school and experiencing the awareness of this. it was a difficult time because i so badly wanted accptance but then i wanted so badly to be myself. i see my own children and students suffering through this very challenge. there's so little i can do other than encourage them and wish them strength. steven