This quote came up on my FB page as one I previously shared it seems apropos to your blog's subject today so here it is:
“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree.
The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying ‘You are too this, or I’m too this.’ That judgment mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are.”
My family has celebrated Kwanzaa both quietly with just our children, and with great fanfare as extended families and friends gather to proclaim the good works of Kwanzaa. I only wish the good works extended beyond the week of Kwanzaa just as I wish the joy of Christmas would reach beyond its season.
Being informed and respectful of other cultures is a wonderful concept, too bad ignorance stands in the way.
This quote came up on my FB page as one I previously shared it seems apropos to your blog's subject today so here it is:
“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree.
The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying ‘You are too this, or I’m too this.’ That judgment mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are.”
Profound words on life by Ram Dass.....
That's beautiful.
Rich, while not exactly on point, your post put me in mind of Molly Tuttle’s song “Crooked Tree”.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9x4rCPWtsRM
You’re not alone in finding something meaningful in another religion
After reading the latest statements from Fat Donnie where he is constantly whining about grievances I suspect he’s a Festivus devotee
Ha. Good one.
My family has celebrated Kwanzaa both quietly with just our children, and with great fanfare as extended families and friends gather to proclaim the good works of Kwanzaa. I only wish the good works extended beyond the week of Kwanzaa just as I wish the joy of Christmas would reach beyond its season.
Wouldn't THAT be something.
Yeah .
Thanks for educating us. ❤️
I learn more here than I can say.