"From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama,
literature is asking us to pay attention...
Pay attention to the frog.
Pay attention to the west wind.
Pay
attention to the boy on the raft,
the lady in the tower,
the old man on the
train.
In sum, pay attention to the world and all that dwells therein
and
thereby learn at last
to pay attention to yourself and all that dwells therein.”
from Whistling in the Dark
by Frederick Buechner
Thank you for the blessing of this post, this poem, illustrated so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of something I have to tell myself on occasion...be present.
ReplyDeleteVery nice reflection...