Every day the choice is presented to us, in a thousand different ways, to live up to the spirit which is in us or to deny it. Whenever we talk about right and wrong we are turning the light of scrutiny upon our neighbors instead of upon ourselves. We judge in order not to be judged. We uphold the law, because it is easier than to defy it.
— Henry Miller, Stand Still Like the Hummingbird, "The Immorality of Morality"
'... to live up to the spirit...' I love this quotation.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Yes!... Am always trying to "live up to the spirit" daily in my life... Also, love the title "The Immorality of Morality" - it says soooooo much... We can never legislate morality... And the photo is exquisite...
ReplyDeleteBesides LOVING your image, Ruth, I especially like Whenever we talk about right and wrong we are turning the light of scrutiny upon our neighbors instead of upon ourselves. It reminds me of all the political talk we've been seeing/hearing lately!
ReplyDeleteI love it when I'm challenged to look at life and myself differently.
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