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.
Nicely set table, inviting aromas, new faces and plenty of red & white wines and conversation.
Traditional instruments and melodies from a century back provide just the right mood.
The pottery with the faces served as the wine vessels. On the plate is paprikas made of gray beef. Very tasty fare with a cabbage salad.
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.
7 comments:
Now here's country I know little about! Except that I have a good friend called Angus (Scottish) who has a Scottish accent but who has the surname Feketey which he says is common in Hungary! His parents emigrated to Scotland from Hungary before WW2. I love the photo of the young girls in that cool cool cafe!
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Brenda
getting ready for a nice long luncheon!
Now that looks like a hearty meal! The wine vessel's face looks a little like Fu Manchu to me, are they imported from China?
Looks like a tempting place to dine at. Mmmm think I'm getting hungry now... :) Neat photos Isadora.
Isadora,(if that is your real name)
The paprikas made my mouth water!
I was in Budapest in 1991.
For no reason I can explain, a few minutes ago I got the impulse to do a Google search for "Isadora in Budapest" and out came your blog. Pretty amazing!!!!
I have some questions on Life Coaching. What is your e-mail?
Mine is ehnyilicza@alum.mit.edu
Örulök a szerencsének.
Steve (Istvan)
istvan46@yahoo.com
Isadora,(if that is your real name)
The paprikas made my mouth water!
I was in Budapest in 1991.
For no reason I can explain, a few minutes ago I got the impulse to do a Google search for "Isadora in Budapest" and out came your blog. Pretty amazing!!!!
I have some questions on Life Coaching. What is your e-mail?
Mine is ehnyilicza@alum.mit.edu
Örulök a szerencsének.
Steve (Istvan)
istvan46@yahoo.com
This is so appealing! I am so into trying new foods and cultures. It looks very inviting to me!
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