Friday, June 7, 2013

joys


A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams. 
 
— Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace, “Illusions” 


2 comments:

  1. j'aime beaucoup celle-ci avec cette lumière sur les feuilles

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  2. Aha. The difference between joy and pleasure...indeed! (It has been a real joy, Ruth, to backtrack here at your site after being gone a few days!)

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