




Many times I've walked through Budapest being struck by something I wanted to share. Here, I do just that. What follows are glimpses along life's path that had touched my heart. Enjoy! Budapest Daily Photos recently moved to its own home. The photos here may be enlarged by clicking on them unlike BudapestResources.com website, its previous home.
The Invitation
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
9 comments:
Gorgeous photos! All of them are oh so beautiful :). I looked at the photos first (and when I saw all those wires on the sidewalk I though "wow, that's dangerous!"). You found yourself in a movie set. Amazing. Here you wouldn't be allowed to get that close and take photos! Lovely post.
Oh, and your blog finally shows on the portal. Congrats! :)
UPDATE: I am about to publish this and what do I see? You just left a comment on my blog! >8D
So, is it fake snow? Your photos and your storyline are entertaining. I would have never guessed it was a movie set you had encountered.
Thanks for visiting Flat Stanley.
Very cool!
Nice photos of downtown, too.
We have these 'Zones' in Germany, too, where no cars are allowed, just pedestians.
Well friends, it is finally raining today - we've been promised for so long. It finally arrived and it is cold.
Thank you all for coming by - wish I could share some roasted chestnuts with all of you.
Tanty - that color would almost suggest a Mexican restaurant, no? :)
Fenix :) Yes, great minds think alike. I love seeing your photos and thank you for your visits. Now I have to figure out how to install the banner and continent list.
Lynette - yes, it was. It was too early for me to be quick enough and figure it out...then again, as I've said had no glasses that day. :)
Gudl - it is nice to see these streets. Not at all typical of Hungary and so with the downtown revamping a lot of these streets began to appear. I must say, it is a treat.
Wow! Cool ,Isadora.
Are you going to sneak yourself into shot in the movie?
I am glad that you love yellow roses and that you like mine that I posted. Thank you for your nice comment. :-)
Interesting post and wonderful photos, indeed! I really enjoy while looking at them. Two years ago I too found myself on a movie set. Richard Gere was the main character of the movie that was being filmed. I am sorry I cannot remember of it title. Unfortunately I couldn’t see Richard at least from the distance but I tried to take a photo anyway. I immediately was warned not to do that. Nobody was allowed taking photos. Yet I secretly took a photo by my mobile camera.:-)
Oh great photos....enjoyed this.
p.s..thanks for your comments at my blog.
sandy
lovely photos - I can see why your city is being used as a movie set - such fantastic architecture
i used to live in budapest a long time ago...
i recognized the city from some of your photos :) thanks for sharing
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