Comments | gnostraeh: from the front of a greeting card

gnostraeh

from the front of a greeting card

Apr 10, 2009 07:08

Have patience

with everything unresolved in your heart

and try to love

the questions themselves..

~Rainier Maria Rilke

Comments 9

travelertrish April 10 2009, 14:23:20 UTC

Yes! Difficult, but yes.

gnostraeh April 10 2009, 14:29:22 UTC

Truly.

emmabovary April 10 2009, 14:43:33 UTC

Good advice for something tough to do.

gnostraeh April 10 2009, 14:54:58 UTC

I just love Rilke's advice.

pondhopper April 11 2009, 08:48:57 UTC

Yes but frankly? I'd rather there weren't any questions, at least of a certain kind.

gnostraeh April 11 2009, 13:06:23 UTC

I feel that way myself this morning after waking with anxiety... after a "situation" yesterday.

lizardek April 11 2009, 09:34:43 UTC

Rilke is AWESOME!

gnostraeh April 11 2009, 13:09:14 UTC

Yes, he is.
I often love this quote, have it near my bed. Today I'm not so fond of it because of uncomfortable questions, but that is why I keep it near, those uncomfortable questions.
Lucky for me that I have a distracting day ahead. Friends, yay.

Love the Questions anns_lace April 12 2009, 18:59:56 UTC

What a wonderful quote! To me, the essence of life is the questions. How can you NOT love them?? Think how dreary life would be if everything was resolved.