Interrelationship
: 7. aug 2006 06:41
Interrelationship
You are me, and I am you.
Isn't it obvious that we “inter-are”?
You cultivate the flower in yourself,
so that I will be beautiful.
I transform the garbage in myself,
so that you will not have to suffer.
I support you;
you support me.
I am in this world to offer you peace;
you are in this world to bring me joy
1989. Written during a retreat for psychotherapists held in Colorado
in response to Fritz Perls' “Gestalt Prayer”: “I do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations. And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, if by chance we find each other, it’s beautiful. If not, it can’t be helped.”
Thich Nhat Hahn poetry
Thich Nhat Hahn
Thich Nhat Hahn (Wikipedia)
You are me, and I am you.
Isn't it obvious that we “inter-are”?
You cultivate the flower in yourself,
so that I will be beautiful.
I transform the garbage in myself,
so that you will not have to suffer.
I support you;
you support me.
I am in this world to offer you peace;
you are in this world to bring me joy
1989. Written during a retreat for psychotherapists held in Colorado
in response to Fritz Perls' “Gestalt Prayer”: “I do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations. And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, if by chance we find each other, it’s beautiful. If not, it can’t be helped.”
Thich Nhat Hahn poetry Thich Nhat Hahn Thich Nhat Hahn (Wikipedia)