#66Challenge
I wrote this on Sunday, October 17 after reading an ancient poem by Sun Bu-er, which I read every day, but on this day I felt like I received messages as I read. By the end of the week, I would have a better understanding of why.
The bold print is Sun's poem. The italicized is mine.
Cut brambles long enough
I'm getting to the core of things
looking for the new growth
cutting away that which
does not nourish
Sprout after sprout
Each learner a reader in their own right
How do I assist this growth?
And the lotus will bloom
All good things take time and nurturing
Of its own accord:
Whose day is it for a breakthrough?
Could be me
Already waiting in the clearing
It is happening, it has happened
I must bear witness
The single image of light
Be present. Notice. Celebrate.
The day you see this
That will be the day you become it
Everything is becoming
if the environment is set
Get out of the way
Give room for growth
Be true to the reader you are
Be true to the cause of books
Have faith in your vision
Bring awareness
Bites of learning and
times of building stamina
Keep the light shining
on the power of language
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