Absolutely! I agree with you. After a certain time in our lives, circumstances permitting, we can create ourselves. The problem, if there's a problem, lies with our paying far too much attention to what others may say. As you pointed out, mostly, external creation leads to self-creation.
Awesome response. The poem Wasteland poem was also written shortly after the ending of World War I and there were many areas that looked like wasteland so it's an effective reminder of what man is capable of doing. Also in earlier times when battles were more dependent on good weather typically April the troops would stir after their winter encampments and begin fighting again. Another sad reminder of man's creating wasteland and burials of the dead.
In Japan I saw very old trees. In the USA trees are not always valued for their "inner spirit" nor the joy they give others. One tree I saw in Takayama was 800+ years old. Americans cannot fathom that.
Not only do you summarize one of Chaplin's movies - City Lights (and I do believe the flower girl was blind) - but you manage to weave in Chaplin's life story and why 'The Tramp' was created in the first place.
He came from nothing and became such an icon, all while showing the world that you did not have to lose your humanity in the process.
Thanks for joining me in celebrating Charlie Chaplin's 136th birthday with your tribute!
Yes, I agree. Fascist/autocratic/theocratic states in Russia and the USA will force Europe and Canada into a partnership that may benefit the world. May they be the light going forward.
You cannot define Yolande within any tradition, philosophy or spiritual lineage. She hasn't been a seeker either.
However, despite an amazing history, about 15 years ago, she woke up radically and abruptly to the silence / presence that we are.
Without knowing how, she was disconnected from her psychological self. There was no longer a personal story. The mind became transparent and functional. An absolute and immovable silence entered her life in the foreground and since then she has only wished to enter this silence as a beloved.
From the lucidity and the conviction that are always present, Yolande encourages everyone to discover this silence that is always in us. She lives life faithfully to herself and from a place of unknowing.
She answers questions at the same instant that they are formulated, looking at them, answering them with total simplicity, without resorting to knowledge. She invites us to welcome life, discovering it as we live it.
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