These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones; they are for what they are; they exist with God to-day. There is no time to them. There is simply the rose; it is perfect in every moment of its existence. Before a leaf-bud has burst, its whole life acts; in the full-blown flower there is no more; in the leafless root there is no less. Its nature is satisfied, and it satisfies nature, in all moments alike. But man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoe to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time.Ralph Waldo Emerson
13 comments:
Nice :)
Beautiful, and quite sad.
Reverted eyes and tip toes - human 'nature'
Of all the Emerson writings, this one makes me more than any other wish I could sit down in conversation with the man. :)
cool.
also, that guy eating chocolates is cute.
Carrie, I've been in a chocolate eating mood lately. I think it's sympathy pms for my dear bride--lol. Ohhh, hope she's not reading this stuff, don't think she would find that as funny as I did--my oh my--the things we say ;)
Just kidding hon.
Sinto daqui, do outro lado do oceano o doce perfume da flor e a beleza destas palavras...
Beijos!
To be so incredibly connected and alive with wonderment as Emerson was with nature. How truly beautiful a thought.
E, suas palavras é sempre assim doce. Obrigado querido visitando assim frequentemente. Beijos.
Agnes, this is my all-time favorite Emerson quote. Glad you liked it :)
The present is so ephemeral yet we take it for granted.
Very beautiful, both words and photo!
Have a great day!
Karen, glad you enjoyed it. So glad to see you stop by and comment. Loved the missle pic on your site. Have a great weekend Karen.
What an exquisite rose, what a lovely thought.
Oliviah, so nice to see you visit. As you know, I've think very much of your site and have had it linked for quite some time. Is a nice rose :-)
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