there is a third thing.
Guess it.
Antonio Machado (1875 - 1939)
Spanish Poet
As with the proverbs posted on
April 7, April 10, April 13, & June 4, 2014
these lines from Antonio Machado can be found in
Mala of the Heart: 108 Sacred Poems
edited by Ravi Nathwani & Kate Vogt
Thanks to my friend Lani for her
generous gift of this lovely inspirational book!
I accidentally broke off a still-closed flower, so I took it inside
as a "rescue blossom" and was so thrilled when it opened perfectly!
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P.S.
What is the third thing?
My friends Jan & Diane guessed "Blooming" & "Becoming"
[see first comment below]
My friend Cate suggesed the concept of ~ Sati / Mindfulness ~
[the first factor of enlightenment & self - mastery]
Here are my literary guesses,
[based not on any direct connection to Machado
but on phrases -- some well - known to me, some new --
that have caught my heart in my recent reading and writing]
1. an explosive, soaring joy
see Joyce Sidman
What The Heart Knows
"But we still believe in the power of the words themselves. . . .
Finding phrases to match the emotion inside us still brings
an explosive, soaring joy."
2. "a rich soft wanting"
see Carl Sandburg
3. "the fire . . . hot within"
see Virginia Woolf
4. the Japanese concept of
~ Mono no aware ~
5. the Portuguese concept of
~ Saudade ~
[sau·da·de / souˈdädə =
a feeling or state of nostalgia
or profound melancholic longing,
supposedly characteristic of the
Portuguese or Brazilian temperament]
