Oliver Goldsmith
Too many people spend too much time striving for perfection. We cannot achieve it and still be human.
We worry about not living up to expectations, we worry about what others think of us, we worry about not being good enough. When, at the end of the day, we are who we are. The best we can do is to take time to notice the moments that we live in, to cherish the people that care for us and to leave gentle footprints on the spirit of this earth. Even the so-called perfect bloom of a flower has some small blemish on it - maybe a petal that is slightly smaller than it's neighbours, maybe a darkened spot where a raindrop dried. Perfection is not for any living being, but happiness in our human-ness is there for all if we can just learn to reach out and take hold of it.
'Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in'
Leonard Cohen
3 comments:
That is so beautifully put and you have such a way with words. I really love reading your blog.
I agree with every word you have written and just like Mary I love to come here and read your blog.
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Brilliant photos and words for the last few days, well done!
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