Being at Harbin Hotsprings this weekend, I was reminded of the splendor and restorative qualities of nature. I also was there in the company of a close circle of male friends who laughed, played, argued, and ate together. I felt and feel connected to all things, and here is a passage from Thomas Traherne that beautifully conveys this idea:You will never know the world aright till the Sea floweth in your Veins, till you are Clothed with the Heavens, and Crowned with the Stars; And perceive yourself to be the Sole Heir of the Whole World; And more then so, because Men are in it who are every one Sole Heirs, as well as you. Till you are intimately Acquainted with that Shady Nothing out of which the World was made; Till your spirit filleth the whole World and the Stars are your Jewels; Till you love Men so as to Desire their Happiness with a thirst equal to the zeal of your own.
--Thomas Traherne
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