"The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass."
— Dōgen
This beautiful line, written by a Japanese Zen master in the 13th century, captures my philosophy of life.
I am a mere dewdrop. We are all mere dewdrops.
Yet we are part of the cosmos. Every atom of our bodies is stardust. Who we are today is the accumulation of millennia of history, wars, religions, politics, survival of the fittest, civilization, natural and unnatural phenomena. Decisions made by people thousands of years ago, our parents happening to meet and fall in love, a big bang.
Although we are small and, in the grand scheme of things, insignificant, we mirror and embody the wonder of the universe.
This photograph was taken by Danielle Guelbart. You can find her photostream here.
This photograph was taken by Danielle Guelbart. You can find her photostream here.
2 comments:
One of my favourite things in the entire world, is that because we have so many atoms in our body, and those atoms have all been in so many other people's bodies before ours, we are all composed of atoms that once resided in Aristotle, Ghengis Khan, Joan of Arc, even Einstein. Unfortunately Elvis hasn't been dead long enough to have shared his atoms around, but it's still a beautiful thought. We all come from the same place, and we all end up there. It's quite a lovely feeling. Your blog makes me think of the most wonderful things!
Thanks J... I love that! xx
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