Friday, November 19, 2010

All is a miracle

"I like to walk alone on country paths, rice plants and wild grasses on both sides, putting each foot down on the earth in mindfulness, knowing that I walk on the wondrous earth.  

In such moments, existence is a miraculous and mysterious reality.  People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle.  But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.  

Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes.  All is a miracle." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

4 comments:

Maureen said...

That last paragraph by Nhat Hanh is so true.

Gberger said...

Chetzemoka Park, right? One of Katie's and David's favorite places in childhood - and mine, too. xoxo

Jan said...

This is beautiful. Thank you for posting it.

Kimberly Mason said...

Right on!