The Mystery of the Whole

Love all that has been created by God, 
both the whole and every grain of sand. 
Love every leaf and every ray of light. 
Love the beasts and the birds, 
love the plants, 
love every separate fragment. 
If you love each separate fragment, 
you will understand 
the mystery of the whole 
resting in God.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
via Word of the Day

As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, 

because the fewer expectations we have, 

the more the good things of life become unexpected gifts that we

accept with gratitude.

Etty Hillesum

An Interrupted Life

via Word of the Day