What we long for

March 8, 2013March 7, 2013 Karl Duffy

If you want to build a ship,

don’t gather people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work,

but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

photo: Staffan Ström

8 thoughts on “What we long for”

abichica says:

March 8, 2013 at 13:29

this is so inspirational! wow! 🙂

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britlight says:

March 8, 2013 at 15:00

I am so glad to have found you.

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Gretchen Del Rio says:

March 8, 2013 at 19:22

Beautiful

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Jenny Ebermann (bxljenny) says:

March 8, 2013 at 22:33

Hi there, I would like to personally hand you the “BEST MOMENT AWARD” for this post. Congratulations and enjoy the rest of the day!

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bardessdmdenton says:

March 10, 2013 at 19:21

So very beautiful … profound! Must share! (I share so many of your posts, although I don’t always comment here) Thank you.

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Lin says:

March 11, 2013 at 17:34

so profound, yet so simple. very beautiful…

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Ben Naga says:

March 14, 2013 at 02:44

True poetry.

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Mindfulbalance supports the slow, patient practice of mindfulness meditation, as a way to find balance and meaning in life, reduce stress and develop health and wellbeing. It contains reflections to encourage the practice of meditation as well as occasional posts from psychology, spirituality and the wisdom traditions. The daily posts are prompted by Rilke's advice: "Write about what your everyday life offers you, your sorrows and desires, the thoughts that pass through your mind, and your belief in some kind of beauty". Written in County Laois, Ireland