Monday, February 14, 2022

To Be Free

 
All miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly alone. 
Blaise Pascal
 
The more we investigate the possibility of freedom, the more we realize that freedom begins when we let go of who we think we are. We have to let go of the persona that craves praise and is easily hurt, easily bored. We must leap into an unfamiliar landscape and emerge as the person we always were. With open arms, we embrace our everyday existence, allowing ourselves to be vulnerable to the mountains, the waters, and the vagaries of fellow humans. We sense freedom not only in ourselves, but everywhere. It is up to each one of us to make the choice: to be free or not. And we must choose it, every day, with our entire being - with our mind, our heart, our soul.

from ILLUMINATIONS: Art Embracing Awareness by Frantisek Strouhal, Jakub Strouhal, and Chantal Robert

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