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This quote by Sir Laurens van der Post‘s coincides with the angst that is central to individuals going through a quarterlife crisis:
“The Bushman storytellers talk about two kinds of hunger.
They say there is physical huger, then what they call the Great Hunger.
That is the hunger for meaning. There is only one thing that is truly
insufferable, and that is a life without meaning. There is nothing wrong
with the search for happiness. But there is something
great—meaning–which transfigures all. When you have meaning you are
content, you belong.”
Showing posts with label Meaning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meaning. Show all posts
Friday, October 10, 2014
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Dark Times
"Quiet friend who has come so far,
feel how your breathing makes more space around you.
Let this darkness be a bell tower
and you the bell. As you ring,
what batters you becomes your strength.
Move back and forth into the change.
What is it like, such intensity of pain?
If the drink is bitter, turn yourself to wine.
In this uncontainable night,
be the mystery at the crossroads of your senses,
the meaning discovered there.
And if the world has ceased to hear you,
say to the silent earth: I flow.
To the rushing water, speak: I am."
Sonnets to Orpheus II, 29
Rilke
feel how your breathing makes more space around you.
Let this darkness be a bell tower
and you the bell. As you ring,
what batters you becomes your strength.
Move back and forth into the change.
What is it like, such intensity of pain?
If the drink is bitter, turn yourself to wine.
In this uncontainable night,
be the mystery at the crossroads of your senses,
the meaning discovered there.
And if the world has ceased to hear you,
say to the silent earth: I flow.
To the rushing water, speak: I am."
Sonnets to Orpheus II, 29
Rilke
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Monday, September 6, 2010
Depression vs. Dark Night
"Depression is a strong emotion, but a dark night is a slow transformation fueled by deep issues at work defining the very meaning of your life." Thomas Moore
Monday, August 9, 2010
Meaning
"Most of us lead far more meaningful lives than we know. Often finding meaning is not so much about doing things differently; it is about seeing familiar things in a new way. When we find new eyes, the unsuspected blessing in work we have done for many years may take us completely by surprise. We can see life in many ways, with the eye, with the mind, with the intuition. But perhaps it is only by those who speak the language of meaning, who have remembered how to see with the heart, that life is ever deeply known or served." Rachel Naomi Remen
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