all fear and terror of what comes out of the future.
We must acquire serenity
in all feelings and sensations about the future.
We must look forward with absolute equanimity
to everything that may come ..... and
We must think only that whatever comes is
given to us by world direction full of wisdom.
It is part of what we must learn in this age,
namely to live out of pure trust,
without any security in existence,
trusting in the ever present help
of the spiritual world.
Truly, nothing else will do
if our courage is not to fail.
Let us discipline our will, and let us seek
the awakening from within ourselves
every morning
and every evening.
.........Rudolph Steiner.
October 30, 2001
Thank you, Paul, for sharing this with me. :-)
PEACE
There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of this mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.
But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
"Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."
.........Author Unknown
November 11, 2001
REMEMBRANCE DAY
In honour of the courageous men and women in the Canadian Armed Forces who have recently set sail from Halifax Harbour to join the fight against international terrorism.
And in memory of those who have gone before them.
Lest we forget.
A Ring from the Ypres Church Bell
Let me place this ring upon your finger,
'Tis but a piece of metal from the Ypres church bell,
Just a little token, to my love, pray linger,
I got it "over there", where tens of thousands fell.
'Twas fifteen eighty three, when this bell was blest,
Ten thousand times it called the flock to prayer,
'Twas nineteen fifteen, when shattered by a blast,
Of the German guns, then pounding over there.
A maple leaf I carried, on shoulder, neck and cap,
The maple leaf was blood-red in those years,
There men fought side by side, nobly filled the gap,
They held the line, with courage high and fears.
I picked a piece, from the ruined debris pile,
A charm hangs to it, 'tis worth more than gold,
Tho' scattered o'er the world, 'tis calling all the while,
