Wonder

[pjthompson]

Random quote of the day:

"If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask her to gift each child in the world with a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against boredom and the disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength."

—Rachel Carson

Comments

[affinity8.livejournal.com]

That's a great quote! Thanks for posting it.

[pjthompson]

Glad to.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Lovely quote, and something I wholeheartedly agree with.

A sense of wonder is something I actively try to cultivate within myself. Most times, all it takes is a change of perspective--if you are looking at micro, take a moment to appreciate the larger picture. The enormity of something getting you down? Take a moment to appreciate the beauty and intricacy of something infestimal.

Also, all my blessings in this life are a constant sense of wonder to me.

[pjthompson]

I kind of think a sense of wonder (or at least that ability to get into a play space) is necessary for all creative people. Once that's been slapped out of you, it's all just grey, going through the motions.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Well put.