o what a morning

the silent night lays her dress upon the grass

that evening's spring might leap into morning's light

naked sprites dance freshness upon the land

during hours of sleep when dreams tumble with the night

birds gather for their morning chat

talking o'er the pickings for the day

laughter-peels roll about in play

bunching themselves in balls upon blades of grass

*Every spirit builds itself a house; and beyond its house, a world, a heaven.  Know then, that the world exists for you... Build, therefore, your own world.

                                    -Ralph Waldo Emerson

*...there is life in theory and there is life in practice.

                                         -Meera Subramanian

*A happy ending is only an approximate good, pointing beyond itself to a time when happy endings will be happy for all the deserving, and evil will be fully recognized and purged.

                -Paula Maranty Cohen

*Reflections of Alan Jones:

  -Is a truth spoken with a motive to hurt really a truth?

  -Truth-telling is hard work because it requires a discerning and loving heart as well as respect for accuracy.

  -Real truth telling involves some uncomfortable admissions.

  -He found that at the root of the search for truth is always a call to a change of life (conversion) and a renewed mind (repentance).  When I seek the truth I have to be prepared for a revelation about myself, which may cause a revolution.

  -Being the truth involves sorting out memories and impressions of the past in order to live in the present without  pretense.