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.
Being Sunday it is appropriate to revisit St. Stephen's basilica. The picture above is of the side altar and the window above it is the photo I've submitted a couple of weeks ago.
This is the main altar of the church with the statue of St. Stephen displayed in the center.
The beautifully adorned cupola above the main altar.
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.
18 comments:
awesome church!
well presented by you too!
Excellent shots for this Sunday morning. What a beautiful and inspiring building.
I visited Budapest last year and enjoyed my stay - it is a really nice place.
St. Stephen's is an impressive cathedral but I personally like the old streets around the Royal Palace in Buda.
Truly a beautiful place of worship. Thank you...have a grand day!! Cathy
Its so beautiful inside, great pictures.
How beautiful - it must be a very awe-inspiring place!
Thank you for dropping by Glasgow DP and leaving a comment, I do appreciate it! :)
What an absolutely stunning building! It is so impressive. Thanks for showing these photos :)
Beautiful cathedral. The first picture is wonderful. I would love to visit and take pictures there.
Splendid cathedral in wonderful pictures. I find charming taking photos inside the churches.
Hi :)
Nice to meet you.I am really amazed by your photographic skills.You are an excellent photographer.I like your pics a lot.
I have seen many films from Hungary.I like films by Fabri.I saw the movie "weekend at Pest and buda' last month,in a film society screening.
Good day.
Expecting more and more beautiful pics.
How lovely Isadora, such depth and moods in these photos, bravo :)
Wow, beautiful church.
What a magnificent church!
Breathtaking photos!!! Thanks for posting these.
What a lovely church with such beautiful artwork..
These are magnificent photos. tunning builidng and the way you have caught the light is marvelloius
the cathedral looks stunning through your lens
Beautiful artwork.
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