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.
Most people reading blogs are fortunate enough to have an abundant supply of drinking water. Happily, so do I - but I can never pass by this stream in the village of Bajot without thinking "what a luxury."
The water flows from the depths of the earth, bringing with it minerals. It flows freely, a living water source in the middle of town. Nice to see that there was enough appreciation for this gift of nature, that over the years it received its own '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.
12 comments:
so beautiful construction
Hello Isadora.
That is some water fountain. Maybe you call it by another name. It looks inviting to me. Nice photography.
Isadora, you are so true here.
I tend to think of water like a resource that is always there and even the one we have to pay we sometimes spend it in a foolish manner.
The second photo shows a very nice construction.
Interesting structure built over it. I bet the water is cold and refreshing.
Fantastic such a fountain or well! It's beautifully built with a lot of creativity!
Wonderful photos and splendid blog.
Thanks for your kind comment!
That is a beautiful structure over the water; I've never seen anything like it before.
What smart form of roof for this nice fountain! Funny
It's a small cute construction. I like it.
Beautiful 'home' over the fountain. Love your message for truly we really don't appreciate our clear clean water like we should. Wonderful photos.
Isadora, thanks for sharing this post with us. I love it. Living water is what we all need indeed. I love this photo and we should never take the living water for granted. Nice one!
Wonderful photo - I love this!
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