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.
It was bumper-to-bumper all the way into and out of town. Needless to say there is never police around when some (quite a number, actually) drivers decide that their mission is more important than that of anyone else and thus feel free to use the designated bus lane.
The only thing moving unobstructed on Margaret Bridge were the Number 4 & 5 trams.
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:
I am so glad I live in a small city :)
Hello Isadora! It's great to be able to surf the web and catch up on blogging after almost a month of my computer being on strike. The internet part of it anyway. I'm with Janice. I much prefer small towns. They should figure out how to make "traffic" a four-letter word! A traffic jam here is a half dozen cars waiting at the light! Hope to see you visit soon.
Lisa
Is traffic a problem there? I'm so used to it in Los Angeles, but I wonder about European cities where public transportation is so much better.
Thanks for a street-level view!
Hello Isadora !
Isee that there ar lots of cars in Budapest !
Its like in France...
yes, it seems to be a very hard time
It's "funny" to see that the problems are the same wherever you live! So, we feel less alone..
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, there are severe traffic problems in Budapest in general. I'm listening to the radio and for some unbeknown reason this year the Critical Mass ride will be held on a WORK DAY!! (it meant a three hour traffic delay last year on a week-end) http://www.pestiside.hu/20080918/massive-critical-injuries-expected-at-special-workday-running-of-critical-mass/
Oh wait, there is more - on Saturday (tomorrow) there will be two simultaneous demonstrations going on at the same time in downtown (District V) by opposing sides. Also tomorrow...I'll let Erik tell you about it: http://www.pestiside.hu/20080918/hungarianmexican-street-party-to-take-place-amid-hungarian-political-mexican-standoff
There's never a boring moment in this town. :)
Thank you all for visiting!
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