Oh Fragile Life

Photo Courtesy of Pauline DeForest. “Oh Fragile Life.”

Editor’s Note: Recovery Project. Here is a another post recovered from those lost when I had a data base failure.
Nick

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.

Source: Lin Yu-t’ang

This is one of those proofs that a picture is worth a thousand words.

There is a simple joy here; the contentment of having a nest, of bringing warmth to new life, and pride of location.

While the bell could be a danger, here it is a roof offering a dry place away from the elements.

“What more could I possibly want?” asks the bird.

Gaze on the photo and the bird, and let the bird’s contentment enter into you and wash away desire, and leave behind (for the breath you tarry) simple, profound joy.

It brings tears to my eyes.

Let Life Teach You,

Nick

PS The photo was taken by my sister, a budding photographer, on the day we interred our mother.

Mum’s message: all is well.