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.
This is my favorite of the Budapest mineral spas and it also happens to be the closest to me. Just a short ride on the underground from the Oktogon under Andrassy Blvd. you surface in front of this magnificent structure.
It was recently given a face-lift and a new coat of bright yellow paint (which, for some reason did not reflect well in my photos) and looks simply majestic. Today being my daughter's birthday, I simply wanted to show you something befitting a celebration.
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.
10 comments:
This is a gorgeous building. It is so striking. Your photos of it are great. Happy Birthday to your daughter :)
Isadora these buildings are spectacular! Thanks so much for showing these - such awesome architecture.
Happy Birthday to your daughter too.
Magnificent is the word to describe this building. I love the decorations and statuary on it. I wonder if it is ornate inside. I hope you were able to take pictures inside.
Happy Birthday to your daughter! And to you too!
Isadora - So sorry I haven't been here for a while...so much going on in my life...but it getting better and things are slowing down.
I love these buildings. They are magnificent.
Thanks always for you comments on my blog..they are so welcome.
Happy birthday! Hope the day was great for you both!
Beautiful! And congratulations on the birth of your daughter, and happy birthday to her.
That building is certainly befitting a celebration! Hope she had a nice birthday.
Oh you really scared me for a minute when those penquins started wobbling around. I thought there was a bug on my screen!
Wow, those buildings are all so beautiful. I love them for their lovely architectural designs. Happy Birthday to your daughter.
Now that is celebratory! What fantastic architecture!
P.S. I love your 'feed the penguins' widget. I can't tell you how much time I just wasted with that ridiculously charming thing.
This is a beautiful building....happy belated birthday to your daughter!
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