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One can be stoic in life — and be rather indifferent to pain — and brightly live and smile beyond the ludicrous, limited, opaque behaviors of others… and beyond the inauspicious, vile, dark circumstances that befall upon one.
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Ladybug and the aphids it eats. Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2015
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My Blog primarily consists of close-up nature photos (that I've taken locally) combined with original holistic-truth oriented prose and/or poetry involving mindfulness/awareness. I love nature and I love understanding the whole (not merely the parts and the details). I'm a retired teacher of the multiply handicapped.
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I feel great empathy for anyone in pain. People are always striving to be ‘happy’, when some people only want relief from pain.
Empathy is intelligence! Yes… too many of us robotically chase after pleasure and run from pain.
Great picture Tom and wise words.
Thanks, Sonya! The river that we live on is way above flood stage, due to all the crazy rain that we’ve had (and are still supposed to have this evening). We’re still high and dry, but it is a bit intimidating… and may put me to the test re what was written in this posting! 😉
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Tom. The beautiful photo conveys the message.
Thanks very much, Amy! One hopes that that’s what one is sharing!