Saturday, February 27, 2016

Where's Your Faith?

Put your faith in people or the systems we've created to govern ourselves and our world, and you'll be disappointed more times than not. Put your faith in what you see, taste, touch, and feel -- in the real, literal world around us -- and your entire being is lifted with purpose, joy, and centering strength. I just came inside from trimming trees and listening to the wings of two hawks slap against the air above me. I just came inside from tasting dust and broken leaves in my teeth. I just came inside from my cat running across the garden with the greatest speed and joy I've ever seen, and he's almost 15 years old. I'm going back outside and I'm never coming in again.

5 comments:

Brian T said...

Considering the quote from Mark Twain, "Faith is believing what you know ain't so," maybe you're on to something. It takes faith to believe that humans and human institutions work for the greater good, probably because it's often not true. But you can have confidence that the natural world will more or less follow established patterns; expectations don't mislead you.

Beautiful Dalea photo!

Les said...

You must attend church on Saturday, or is it whenever the spirit moves you?

Benjamin Vogt said...

B -- another excellent comment from you. :) I got lucky with that photo; I didn't even think I took it until I looked closer at my files.
L -- When the spirit moves me. Which is far more often than once a week. :)

Anonymous said...

Great photo!

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