“Accustomed to trace the operation of general causes, and the exemplification of general laws, in circumstances where the uninformed and unenquiring eye perceives neither novelty nor beauty, [the scientist and natural philosopher] walks in the midst of wonders.” ThinkingEyeLawCausesNaturalWalksWonderCircumstancesScientistPhilosopherPerceiveOperationsMidstAccustomedNoveltyUninformed Author:John Herschel
“The language of commerce has been engineered to describe the overt purpose of a thing, but cannot encompass fringe benefits or peripheral pleasures. It weighs the obvious against what in its terms are incomprehensible. When I drive from here to there, speed, privacy, control, and safety are easy to claim. When I walk, what happens is more vague, more ambiguous-and in many circumstances much richer. I am out in the world. It's exercise, though not so quantifiably as on a treadmill in a gym with a digital readout.” WorldHas BeensHappensPurposeLanguageEasyTermWalksPleasureCircumstancesExerciseBenefitsClaimsSafetyEnvironmentalObviousSpeedPrivacyDigitalGymSustainabilityCommerceVagueFringeAmbiguousTreadmills Author:Rebecca Solnit
“So long his name and face are lost in memory-s afterglow; Nor do I recollect of pride or joy or doubt or fright Or other circumstance which marked that time for solo flight The cryptic words alone endure : he said -you're on your own- And down through time I've found it so - the test-s to walk alone” LongSaidFacesJoyFoundNamesLostMemoriesWalksDoubtPrideCircumstancesTestsEndureFlightAviationSoloFrightRough TimesCrypticAfterglow Author:Gill Robb Wilson
“First, let us light the torch of our awareness and learn again how to drink tea, eat, wash dishes, walk, sit, drive, and work in awareness. We do not have to be swept along by circumstances. We are not just a leaf or a log in a rushing river. With awareness, each of our daily acts takes on a new meaning, and we discover that we are more than machines, that our activities are not just mindless repetitions. We find that life is a miracle, the universe is a miracle, and we too are a miracle.” FirstsLightLife IsUniverseWalksAwarenessCircumstancesDrinkActivityRiversMachinesMiracleTeaDishesRepetitionLeafsRushingTorchesMindless Book:Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Writings Source: Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Writings