Marilyn, Thanks for the beautiful image (and some thanks to the Dalai Lama as well, for the words...) I've just picked up Walt Whitman for the first time today, and I thought I'd share this from the original intro to 'leaves of grass', along the same vein, addressing poets, This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labour to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body... ... perhaps the poet of 1855 is the photographer of today. regards, - eric & walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:09 AM Subject: What I taped on my mirror this morning > It's been one of those weeks, then this poped up on my screen (but, it's > from a list I subscribe to, so this pop-up is welcome). > > > Never give up > No matter what is going on > Never give up > Develop the heart > Too much energy in your country is spent > Developing the mind instead of the heart. > Be compassionate not just to your friends but to everyone > Be compassionate. > Work for peace in your heart and in the world. > Work for peace and I say again > Never give up. > No matter what is happening, > No matter what is going on around you, > Never give up. > > -His Holiness the Dalai Lama > Marilyn > > --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.686 / Virus Database: 447 - Release Date: 5/15/2004 ________________________________________________________________ $0 Bannerless Web Hosting, 10 POP and Web Email Accounts, & more Get It Now At www.doteasy.com
