It sometimes sweeps through him in quick glimpses like an illumination and yes, yes, then he’s filled with a kind of happiness and he thinks that there might be a place somewhere… what if everything could be like that? … He thinks about a place like that, which is obviously no place, he thinks, he falls into a kind of sleep that isn’t like sleep but more a bodily movement where he’s not moving… everything’s heavy and hard and there’s a place in the big heaviness that’s an unbelievably gentle shining light, like faith, yes, like a promise.
Notes:D
- DK Photo @ Daybreak. 67° F, with light rain. 6 am. November 12, 2022. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT.
- Post Title & Inspiration: Aldous Huxley: “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.”
there’s always a promise of things to come..what keeps us going
Exactly!
…like a promise, yes!
Love this photo.
Yes! Thank you!
Love that heaviness.
Right!
The photo and your quote are a good fit.
Thank you Anneli. Appreciate it.
Beautiful. Photo and quote.
thank you Laila.
Told you already on IG how much I like that photo. And now you’ve paired it with a great quote. Merci
you gave me the idea! Thank you!