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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.
16 comments:
Beautiful photo.
I love it when it snow!
Alex
Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex
Isadora Very beautiful photograph, with the snow around. Good capture and subject.
Beautiful monument. What is a monument too?
Quite different but beautiful especially with the snow.
great pics - I now look at the photos every day
Beautiful snow scene...
Mari-Nanci
This is an unusual monument. Are the statues of saints?
Very lovely monument, and photo!
Look at the snow! Lovely! And what an intricate structure!
Pat
Guelph Daily Photo, Pat's Photo-a-Day
Very nice with everything covered in snow. I'm sure those cold people huddled together in the lower left corner might disagree. Point me the way to the pastry shop please!
very beautiful shot, very interesting monument
Very neat shot...the snow is definitely an added bonus!
A very beautiful photo of an amazing monument. And the golden top is quite unique.
Sorry for my absence but work is killing me...
you have such interesting buildings and monuments. it looks REALLY cold!
looks like you have winter like we do!
What an unusual statue. I assume it has religious significance. The white stone in the snow is beautiful.
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