E. Piphanie

He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. But he who understands also loves, notices, sees...The more knowledge is inherent in a thing, the greater the love...Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the strawberries knows nothing about grapes. --Paracelsus

Wednesday, August 28, 2002

Tengism keeping me under control.
" The stories of past courage....they can teach, they can offer hope, they
can provide inspiration. But, they cannot supply courage itself. For this
each man must look into his own soul."

- JFK, 1959 from Profiles in Courage

i've said that i wanted to settle down because i'm getting frustrated with all the moving and adjusting experiences. it's tough on the body, mind, and soul...i cannot forget, however, that He is putting a cross on my shoulders that only i am capable of bearing. patience, i keep reminding myself, patience. having chatted with my evan-jaron friend today gave me that homey reassurance again. i remember trying to adjust into SF when the world was still new and foreign to me, and his bluntness cleared away many distractions and temptations that were in the way. even though our lives were always heading down similar paths and comparable transitions, he had always been the stronger one.

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