"I believe in human beings, but my faith is without sentimentality. I know that in environments of uncertainty, hunger, and fear, a human being is dwarfed and shaped without being aware of it, just like a plant struggling under a stone does not know its own condition. Only when the stone is removed can it spring up freely into the light. But the power to spring up is inherent and only death puts an end to it. "- Pearl S. BuckI took this picture during a hike today. This tree is literally hanging on by a single root, but somehow it's enough for the tree to continue to grow leaves and live, in spite of the harsh wind and the cold of central New York.
Life is a process of casting off stones, the ones we see and feel, and the ones we don't even know are there. But life still exists under the stone; as long as there is one root, there is still life and the possibility of growth.
Take a stone inventory- what is holding us down? What are our uncertainties? What are our fears? But most important - what are our hungers? What do we hunger to do in our lives? What do we hunger for in the lives of those we love and support?
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