Human skin is porous; the world flows through you. Your senses are large pores that let the world in. By being attuned to the wisdom of your senses, you will never become an exile in your own life …

– John O’Donohue –

The First Book

Open it.

Go ahead, it won’t bite.

Well… maybe a little.

More a nip, like. A tingle.

It’s pleasurable, really.

You see, it keeps on opening.

You may fall in.

Sure, it’s hard to get started;

remember learning to use

knife and fork? Dig in:

you’ll never reach bottom.

It’s not like it’s the end of the world–

just the world as you think

you know it.

– Rita Dove –

Ph : Aaron Nace

Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it.

– J.D. Stroube – Caged by Damnation

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Bg3bQc2zI

Josef Koudelka – Gypsies and Exiles – Photography