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to witness the beauty of Life...you need only to look around you...and see with your heart.

travels: a moving gallery of visions

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angels and vineyards ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ordinary miracles ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ scenes from the 40th parallel

a sufi saint set out on a pilgrimage to mecca. at the outskirts of the city he lay down by the road, exhausted from his journey. he had barely fallen asleep when he was brusquely awakened by an irate pilgrim. "this is the time when all believers bow their heads toward mecca and you have your feet pointing toward the holy shrine. what sort of a muslim are you?" the sufi did not move; he merely opened his eyes and said, "brother, would you do me the favor of placing my feet where they won't be pointing to the Lord?" ~ from anthony de mello's book taking flight