Psalm 120
A song of ascents.
1 I call on the LORD in my distress,
and he answers me. ????
2 Save me, O LORD, from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues.
3 What will he do to you,
and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
4 He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows,
with burning coals of the broom tree.
5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech,
that I live among the tents of Kedar!
6 Too long have I lived
among those who hate peace.
7 I am a man of peace;
but when I speak, they are for war.
It feels like it's almost impossible to find mental space without physical space. Where do I truly have peace of mind? In forests, away from home. I'm still searching for to find that peace here, in the middle of my ordinary life, because really: there's no difference between the forest and my home. Except that there is.
A blog to share my thoughts and to remind myself who I am and what I want from life. In the end, how much choice do I have? How much can I fight against the factors that make me...me? Am I just a mere sum of my surroundings? Unanswered questions...
1 comment:
The great teachings unanimously emphasize that all the peace, wisdom, and joy in the universe are already within us; we don't have to gain, develop, or attain them. We're like a child standing in a beautiful park with his eyes shut tight. We don't need to imagine trees, flowers, deer, birds, and sky; we merely need to open our eyes and realize what is already here, who we really are -- as soon as we quit pretending we're small or unholy.
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