“Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water.
Lay your bed where the cat sleeps.
Eat the fruit that has been touched by a worm.
Boldly pick the mushroom on which the insects sit.
Plant the tree where the mole digs.
Build your house where the snake sits to warm itself.
Dig your fountain where the birds hide from heat.
Go to sleep and wake up at the same time with the birds – you will reap all of the days golden grains.
Eat more green – you will have strong legs and a resistant heart, like the beings of the forest.
Swim often and you will feel on earth like the fish in the water.
Look at the sky as often as possible and your thoughts will become light and clear.
Be quiet a lot, speak little – and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and full of peace.”
- Saint Seraphim of Sarov
You’re experiencing a bird’s-eye view of one of the largest galaxies in our local universe. The scale of this Godzilla-like galaxy is simply unfathomable. Located 232 million light years away, UGC 2885 is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains over a trillion stars. It takes light itself at least 800,000 years just to traverse its width. Think of the countless worlds and creatures that may reside in such a behemoth, perhaps forever out of reach of humanity. (Music Credit: Hammock - “Afraid to Forget” | Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville)
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Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) French photographer “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” ― Brigham Young
Pride and Prejudice
Eastern dance, 1887, Mikhail Vrubel
Medium: watercolor,paper