March 2012
“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.”
—Pablo Casals (via larmoyante)
This.
on celebrating age:
Happy birthday to you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’ve never felt so celebrated in my life as I do today, at the end of this weekend I’ve enjoyed, surrounded by people who are so wonderful that I’m still pinching myself because they all chose to spend the time with me, new and old friends both.
“We are born into the world of nature; our second birth is into the world of spirit.”
—Bhagavad Gita (via lucifelle)
“Far better to live your own path imperfectly than to live another’s perfectly.”
—Bhagavad Gita (via lucifelle)
