Wednesday, May 14, 2014

simple

Have I lived enough?

Have I loved enough?

Have I considered Right Action enough, have I come to any conclusion?

Have I experienced happiness with sufficient gratitude?

Have I endured loneliness with grace?


I say this, or perhaps I'm just thinking it.  

Actually I probably think too much.


Then I step out into the garden,

where the gardener, who is said to be a simple man,

is tending his children, the roses.

- Mary Oliver, The Gardener
It can't all be navel-gazing and over-thinking. Just live and make it your ambition to lead a quiet life.

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