
February 18, 2008
A Young Cowboy

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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.
13 comments:
That's cute - looks like a lot of people out enjoying the day.
Some day I'll get up the nerve to post a picture of myself in my Cowboy Outfit, lol.
There nothing like a walk in the part...on foot or horseback. Lovely pic...have a great weekend! Cathy
oh that's very nice and peaceful! that's one of the things i would definitely love to do on a weekend someday.
I remember taking our kids a pony ride like that at about that same size. Shame of it is, they don't remember any of it.
-- steve buser
New Orleans Daily Photo
What a lovely photo of a lovely happening.
Mari-Nanci
Photos-City-Mine
Awwww.
That's so sweet, Isadora!
Pony rides! I remember those and how delightful they were. It's best to wear a cowboy hat for the full experience:) Did you get a ride?
Walking along is surely much more secure... ;)
Thanks for your comment at Blogtrotter. As far as the Splendido is concerned, it must be said it is a once in a lifetime experience… Just hear the music at their site and you’re done… One day! ;))
I’m still posting on Sofia; what a lovely name…
Have a great week!
Gil
Looks very relaxing and how exciting it is for a little one to look at his surroundings from a horseback
haha... What a cute capture!
:D
Alexander
Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex
What a great idea for the kids to have the joy of riding on a horse and what a beautiful serene place to be
That is nice to offer horsey rides for the kids. From your picture, the family looks like they are spending quality time together.
Looks like a nice place for a family visit.
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