“Some
candle clear burns somewhere I come by.”
--
Gerard Manley Hopkins, “The Candle Indoors”
I love these words of Hopkins, mostly
because they bring to mind the brightness of this world I live and work in.
They speak of the shining lights that look out from each situation I’m in and
each person I come into contact with. The world around me is sunny with the
wisdom of the universe, splendid with the clear illumination of intelligence.
Just sitting in a small chair beside a window is enough to show me the glow of
this grand life I’m living. A single streetlight outside in the morning darkness
is a symbol of the light that lives in every second, every place, every person
that passes by as the day brings its offerings to all of us.
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