reverence
An ocean of ink in a single drop,
Trembling at the tip of my brush.
Poised above stark white paper,
A universe waits for existence.
Everything that we do should be imbued with reverence, and so one would
think that we should begin with this concept. But no. Reverence only
comes with experience and care. Only when we tire of our excesses can
there be esteem.
Those of us who contemplate our world soon come to have a great sense
of wonder. The perfection of the stars, the beauty of mountains and
streams, the invigorating quality of clean ocean air fill us with
feelings of celebration. In our own small way, we must create and bring
order to our lives each day. We must be responsible, and at the same
time express the wonder of all that we know as human.
A painter poises above blank paper. It is not the painting to come that
is as important as that single moment when all things still lie in a
state of potential. Will something ugly or beautiful be created? The
stately determination to make something worthy of the materials and the
moment is reverence.
reverence
365 Tao
daily meditations
Deng Ming-Dao (author)
ISBN 0-06-250223-9
Innumerable mountains and
valley in the pine clouds
Size: 180cm x 45cm
Xu Jian Ming
http://www.chinafinearts.com/jian.htm
* the Yangtze River is set to be dammed and this place will no longer
exist.
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