“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary... In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness."
Rilke speaks loud with soft words. And magically. He types from the beyond, which means that he knows a thing or two about the truth of here and now.
Posted by: Debra | July 23, 2009 at 07:37 AM
Perhaps it is just a matter of perspective -
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary... In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness."
Rainer Maria Rilke
Posted by: matt | July 22, 2009 at 05:21 PM