“An identity is questioned only when it is menaced, as when the mighty begin to fall, or when the wretched begin to rise, or when the stranger enters the gates, never, thereafter, to be a stranger.” FallIdentityStrangerGatesWretched Author:James A. Baldwin
“When our identity expands to include everything, we find a peace with the dance of the world. The ocean of life rises and falls within us - birth and death, joy and pain, it is all ours, and our heart is full and empty, large enough to embrace it all.” WorldHeartEnoughPainJoyFallIdentityBirthOceanEmptyEmbraceBirth And DeathRise And FallJoy And Pain Author:Jack Kornfield