July 09 - Shadows and Light

Clear promises in flowers and feasts, distracted whispers, slipping through creases. Boasting in goodness, secrets in malice! Thus the world unfolds, not focused on kindness. But within, in silence, we should also be this way. Celebrate each second of joy that has come to stay, whisper and murmur in haste, with laziness and all that's gray. We must not hide from discovering what brings dismay. Each new infidelity shows us not just cruelty, but also the chance to change and reclaim charity. To face the world, one must be aware, to face oneself, one must be bare. Only then does the chance to be truly loved grow near, embracing both joy and fear.