without this modesty and this interest there is no guarantee that he has the necessary receptivity, which should express itself in respectful acceptance of the other.
this is why the teacher must wait to be sought out instead of offering himself.
-the iching 8/10/2012
i always read from both perspectives lately, per George & Martha 'the book'
otherwise, one might get stuck in one view and completely miss the other view. which is very limited.
to be open is to assume nothing.

TRAVELS OUTSIDE

we traveled, on invitation, to another paradise
warmth, ease, community
new friends, old.
deciding, siding with returning when it is more pleasant...
long and short distances traveled, transversed;
cross town traffic;
high cliffs, open water, like a womb
we rebirth ourselves every day, strength of heart, risking enough to love and to feel, to be defeated, or celebrated