Words..

But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think..

Thursday, August 20, 2009

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Posted by Ravi at 1:44 AM

Labels: Who Am I?

Ravi: Three passions have governed my life: The longings for love, the search for knowledge, And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind]. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. In the union of love I have seen In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of [people]. I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, But always pity brought me back to earth; Cries of pain reverberated in my heart Of children in famine, of victims tortured And of old people left helpless. This has been my life; I found it worth living....

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