Category: Profane
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Invictus
by William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this…
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The springtime of lovers has come
The springtime of lovers has come, that this dust bowl may become a garden; the proclamation of heaven has come, that the bird of the soul may rise in flight. The sea becomes full of pearls, the salt marsh becomes sweet as kauthar, the stone becomes a ruby from the mine, the body becomes wholly…
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
As set forth by the United Nations: PREAMBLE Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the…
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The Tiger by William Blake
Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forest of the night What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And What shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews…
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No human being is ever beyond redemption…
“Not every story has a happy ending, … but the discoveries of science, the teachings of the heart, and the revelations of the soul all assure us that no human being is ever beyond redemption. The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists. How to support that possibility in others and in ourselves…
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Unarmed truth and unconditional love
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Frida y Diego
“Diego is neither defeatist or sad. He is primarily a researcher, a builder, but on top of everything, an architect. No matter whether his composition is a painting, a house, or an argument.” ~ Frida Kahlo “It is said that revolution doesn’t need art, but that art needs a revolution. That is not true. Revolution…
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Change the focus of the eye…
“Change the focus of the eye. When you have done that, Then the end of the world as you formerly knew it will have occurred, And you will experience the radiance of the divine presence everywhere, Here and now.” ~ Joseph Campbell, Mythos I, Program 3 “On Being Human”
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Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche*
Puedo escribir los versos mas tristes esta noche. Escribir por ejemplo: “La noche está estrellada, y tiritan, azules, los astros, a lo lejos”. El viento de la noche gira en el cielo y canta. Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche. Yo la quise, y a veces ella también me quiso. En las noches…
The Sacred & The Profane 