Wednesday, May 10, 2023

A Solitary Bird

The conditions of a solitary bird are five:

the first, that it flies to the highest point;

the second, that it does not suffer for company,

not even of its own kind;

the third, that it aims its beak to the skies;

the fourth, that it does not have a definite color;

the fifth, that it sings very softly.

San Juan de la Cruz, Dichos de Lux y Amor

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