Le diamant de la joie C'est un diamant que nous portons en nous, une pierre brillante dont les facettes jettent leurs éclats d'arc-en-ciel sur tout ce qui l'entoure. La joie, on la possède en soi, La joie, je l'ai trouvée tôt en mon enfance : L'adolescence m'a fait égarer la joie ; A cette époque-là, la joie a dû redescendre dans les couloirs de la mine. Aujourd'hui, à quarante ans passés, un âge où Je l'ai nettoyé : il brillait toujours. A cause des deuils et des êtres perdus, Parce que mon esprit a échoué à expliquer de manière rationnelle J'ai remonté ma joie de la mine. Et si vous avez oublié ce que c'est,
(extrait d'un texte de Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt)
un trésor au fond de la mine,
là depuis toujours ;
seulement on ne le sait pas.
je ressentais ce pur bonheur d'exister,
j'étais reconnaissant à la terre de me porter,
au soleil de m'éblouir,
aux paysages de se révéler beaux et aux humains de me passionner.
oubliant l'infini, préoccupé par moi et rien que moi,
je me voulais plus grand que je ne suis
et ne cessais de me heurter au monde et à mes limites ;
je soupirais davantage que je n'exultais.
Lors de ma jeunesse,
tout occupé à construire ma conscience intellectuelle du monde,
je ne songeais plus à privilégier une chose aussi irrationnelle
et subjective qu'un sentiment.
j'ai enfin le courage d'être simple,
par hasard en déambulant au fond de moi,
j'ai retrouvé le diamant :
il était recouvert de poussières, de soucis,
de chagrins, de silences douloureux,
d'interdits idéologiques.
Mieux, il brillait davantage.
Ma joie, de par les épreuves traversées,
diffuse désormais une lumière intense.
j'apprécie mieux ceux qui restent
en prenant le temps de leur dire mon affection.
Puisque des maladies m'ont fait tanguer,
j'aborde chaque jour comme un cadeau supplémentaire, un jour de plus.
et matérialiste notre présence au monde,
j'apprécie ce mystère,
je m'en enivre, je m'en régale.
Comme la mort demeure opaque,
je privilégie la vie, je la respecte,
je la défends.
Je la porte discrètement.
Plutôt aux lèvres - par le sourire - qu'aux doigts.
Par respect pour la douleur,
l'injustice et la tristesse,
je n'en fais jamais étal.
Mais ne me demandez pas de l'ignorer.
il y a un remède simple pour retrouver la mémoire :
regardez attentivement un enfant qui rit.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Le diamant de la joie de Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Friday, August 3, 2012
God of the Open Air,love poem,love quotes by Henry Vandyke
Andre Rieu - Annie's Song
Richard johnson art
Time is too slow for those who wait,
too swift for those who fear,
too long for those who grieve,
too short for those who rejoice,
but for those who love, time is eternity.
Henry Van Dyke
Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul,
May keep the path, but will not reach the goal;
While he who walks in love may wander far,
Yet God will bring him where the blessed are.
Henry Van Dyke, The Other Wise Man
Richard Johnson Art
Love
Henry Van Dyke
Let me but love my love without disguise,
Nor wear a mask of fashion old or new,
Nor wait to speak till I can hear a clue,
Nor play a part to shine in others' eyes,
Nor bow my knees to what my heart denies;
But what I am, to that let me be true,
And let me worship where my love is due,
And so through love and worship let me rise.
For love is but the heart's immortal thirst
To be completely known and all forgiven,
Even as sinful souls that enter Heaven:
So take me, dear, and understand my worst,
And freely pardon it, because confessed,
And let me find in loving thee, my best.
Excerpts from:God of the Open Air From the prison of anxious thought that greed has builded, By the breadth of the blue that shines in silence o'er me,
Henry Van Dyke
From the fetters that envy has wrought and pride has gilded,
From the noise of the crowded ways and the fierce confusion,
From the folly that wastes its days in a world of illusion,
(Ah, but the life is lost that frets and languishes there!)
I would escape and be free in the joy of the open air.
By the length of the mountain-lines that stretch before me,
By the height of the cloud that sails, with rest in motion,
Over the plains and the vales to the measureless ocean,
(Oh, how the sight of the things that are
great enlarges the eyes!)
Lead me out of the narrow life, to the peace of the hills
and the skies.
While the tremulous leafy haze on the woodland is spreading,
And the bloom on the meadow betrays where
May has been treading;
While the birds on the branches above, and
the brooks flowing under,
Are singing together of love in a world full of wonder,
(Lo, in the marvel of Springtime, dreams are changed into truth!)
Quicken my heart, and restore the beautiful hopes of youth.
By the faith that the flowers show when they bloom unbidden,
By the calm of the river's flow to a goal that is hidden,
By the trust of the tree that clings to its deep foundation,
By the courage of wild birds' wings on the long migration,
(Wonderful secret of peace that abides in Nature's breast!)
Teach me how to confide, and live my life, and rest.
For the comforting warmth of the sun that my body embraces,
For the cool of the waters that run through the shadowy places,
For the balm of the breezes that brush my face with their fingers,
For the vesper-hymn of the thrush when the twilight lingers,
For the long breath, the deep breath, the breath
of a heart without care,--
I will give thanks and adore thee, God of the open air!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Quote on life and living by Jeremy W. Hayward
So in all these little ways we spin a web, a cocoon, around ourselves. The cocoon becomes nice and snug and comfortable because it is very familiar. We know every little corner of our life; we can even write poetry about it. We may also have ideas about the great mystery which religions speak of, which gives our cocoon an especial sense of security: we can worship the great mystery outside of it and feel good about that. The cocoon is safe, bounded, claustrophobic, and a little stale. We settle into it and live our lives.
Jeremy W. Hayward
THE FATHERLAND by James Russell Lowell
THE FATHERLAND Where is the true man's fatherland? Is it alone where freedom is, Where'er a human heart doth wear Where'er a single slave doth pine,
James Russell Lowell
Is it where he by chance is born?
Doth not the free-winged spirit scorn
In such pent borders to be spanned?
Oh yes, his fatherland must be
As the blue heavens wide and free!
Where God is God and man is man?
Doth he not claim a broader span
For the soul's love of home than this?
Oh yes! his fatherland must be
As the blue heavens wide and free!
Joy's myrtle wreath, or sorrow's gyves,
Where'er a human spirit strives
After a life more pure and fair,
There is the true man's birthplace grand!
His is a world-wide fatherland!
Where'er one man may help another--
Thank God for such a birthright, brother,--
That spot of earth is thine and mine;
There is the true man's birthplace grand!
His is a world-wide fatherland!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Following your bliss by Joseph Campbel/Happiness quote
The way to find out about your happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you really are happy -- not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what I call 'following your bliss.' If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are -- if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.
Joseph Campbel
Science quotes by Carl sagan
I believe that in every person is a kind of circuit which resonates to intellectual discovery—and the idea is to make that resonance work. In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true. We have a method, and that method helps us to reach not absolute truth, only asymptotic approaches to the truth—never there, just closer and closer, always finding vast new oceans of undiscovered possibilities. Cleverly designed experiments are the key. [Science] is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything. It has two rules. First: there are no sacred truths; all assumptions must be critically examined; arguments from authority are worthless. Second: whatever is inconsistent with the facts must be discarded or revised. ... The obvious is sometimes false; the unexpected is sometimes true. Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Mark Masri - Time lyrics
Mark Masri
If all the world’s a stage Time is too slow And so the story goes Time is on our side
and life is but a page
how do we make it last
the moments fly so fast
It's not for us to know
how long until we go
but while here on this earth
we must learn what time is worth
for those who wait
time is too swift for those who fear
time is too long
for those who grieve
but for those who love
for those who are loved
time is eternity
for those who are loved
like you love me
a tale of joy and woe
it's up to us to find
the reason and the rhyme
like the ocean wide
a never ending wave upon
a never ending shore
and where your heart ends
or where mine begins
doesn't really matter anymore
Time is too long
for those who grieve
but for those who love
for those who are loved
time is eternity
for those who are loved
like you love me