letters to a young poet
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
years ago, a philosopher friend of mine introduced me to a world of inquiry of the self, of what it really means to be human. he also allowed me to step into the world of rainer maria rilke -- a world of fascinating mentoring, of which questions about life itself is not denied, but in fact, lived. it would have been great to have a correspondence and a conversation with such a poet.
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last night, i was browsing again through rilke's book 'letters to a young poet'. searching through characters, words and paragraphs that i highlighted in the past with a blue marking pen, i read and unearth his words (coming from where i stand as of the moment). i find that his words still comfort me and bind me to the eternal. here's one of the passages that struck me:
"believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance and trust that in this love there is a strength and a blessing, out beyond which you do not have to step in order to go very far."
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indeed. indeed.
posted by lex @ 3:31 PM,
