“…a merely decent human being.”
…searching for a hero…
“One must think like a hero
to behave like a merely decent human being.”
May Sarton (1912-1995)
American poet
This pithy quote from May Sarton stopped me cold. It’s surprising, how strange and how true it is in our world today that acting like a decent human being could be, and in many ways is really heroic.
I read it again, and now I think that maybe she got it backwards.
It seems that it must be true that I have to think like a decent human being to behave like a hero.
Either way, it’s a good thought. I’m holding on to it.
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Walking on the beach is so personal
Do you remember?…
”Take your time,” my poem
“Many waters cannot quench love.”
Love will rise to meet you…
(what you hear is poetry)
Book review: St. Ives
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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