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The following passage from Hugo's Les Miserables exemplifies the power of living in the moment, the
now, and of opening ourselves to the little things that make life worth living:
One day the air was mild, the
Luxembourg was flooded with sunshine and shadow, the sky was as clear as if the
angels had washed it that morning, the sparrows were twittering in the depths
of the chestnut trees, Marius had opened his whole soul to nature, he was thinking
of nothing, he was living and breathing, he walked by close to the bench, the
young girl raised her eyes, their glances met.
But that time what was there in the
young girl's glance? Marius could not have said. There was nothing, and there
was everything. It was a strange flash.
She looked down, and he continued
on his way.
What he had seen was not the
simple, artless eye of a child; it was a mysterious abyss, half opened, then
suddenly closed.
There comes a day when every young
girl has this list. Woe to him on who she looks!
What is there in your life today that is everything, that
little thing that could make all the difference if you gave it your full
attention--whole soul opened, mind clear?
~Oliver DeMille, TJEd.org
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Every person has inner genius. Thomas
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