The miracles of life reveal themselves to those who see how fleeting this lifetime is.
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“A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself down over the
edge. The tiger sniffed at him from above. Trembling, the man looked down to where, far below, another tiger was waiting to eat him. Only the vine sustained him.
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Two mice, one white and one black, little by little started to gnaw away the vine. The man saw a luscious strawberry near him. Grasping the vine with one hand, he plucked the strawberry with the other. How sweet it tasted! ”
- The Buddha, The Dhammapada: Verses on the Way
Buddha, The Dhammapada: Verses on the Way
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Lines Written in Early Spring / William Wordsworth🌸
I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
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To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man
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Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
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The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:-
But the least motion which they made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
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The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
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If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
