“Love enables us to see things which those who are without love cannot see. Who will be gone and who will stay? Where do we come from and where shall we go? Are the other shore and this shore one or two? Is there a river that separates the two sides, a river which no boat can cross? Is such an absurdly complete separation possible? Please come over to my boat. I will show you that there is a river, but there is no separation. Do not hesitate: I will row the boat myself. You can join me in rowing, too, but let us row slowly, and very, very quietly.”
-- Thich Nhat Hanh
from the introduction to his play, “The Path of Return Continues the Journey"
Thank you Beth. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? I dreamed about "the river" this morning.
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