“The experience of the world as one individual is so fleeting it is barely even measurable; especially when held up against the great passage of time felt since Earth’s conception. As humans, we arrive and pass like a mayfly spiraling on a breath of wind for its single day of life in the sun. Our lives are so short when measured against something like the formation of a granite slab, lying out on my garden path; so short, in fact, that the revelation of this brevity can make you feel like your life is even a little pointless—but the other side of this, quite extraordinary, humbling, is to see your time as the most wonderful gift of all. And if it is so (which it really is) then, like the mayfly with only twenty-four hours to live, I am going to open my senses to everything that this day has to offer.”
Excerpt From The Way of the Hermit by Ken Smith
A reminder to live life to the full by the writer Ken Smith author of the book The Way of the Hermit which I have reviewed here.
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“so fleeting it is barely even measurable” – wow – what a thought! Thank you for planting it in my head, Linda xx
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You are very welcome Linda hope you have a lovely day
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thank you kindly – best wishes to you too, always, Linda xx
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