Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 9

           Ifanyitemonthelistclasheswithanyotheritem,Rumiwarned,youaredestinedforunhappiness.Bettertolivealifeofsingle-pointedfocus,hetaught.Butwhataboutthebenefitsoflivingharmoniouslyamidextremes?Whatifyoucouldsomehowcreateanexpansiveenoughlifethatyoucouldsynchronizeseeminglyincongruousoppositesintoaworldviewthatexcludesnothing?MytruthwasexactlywhatI’dsaidtothemedicinemaninBali-Iwantedtoexperienceboth.Iwantedworldlyenjoymentanddivinetranscendence-thedualgloriesofahumanlife.IwantedwhattheGreekscalledkaloskaiagathos,thesingularbalanceofthegoodandthebeautiful.I’dbeenmissingbothduringtheselasthardyears,becausebothpleasureanddevotionrequireastress-freespaceinwhichtoflourishandI’dbeenlivinginagianttrashcompactorofnonstopanxiety.Asforhowtobalancetheurgeforpleasureagainstthelongingfordevotion…well,surelytherewasawaytolearnthattrick.Anditseemedtome,justfrommyshortstayinBali,thatImaybecouldlearnthisfromtheBalinese.Maybeevenfromthemedicinemanhimself.

           Fourfeetontheground,aheadfulloffoliage,lookingattheworldthroughtheheart…

           SoIstoppedtryingtochoose-Italy?India?orIndonesia?-andeventuallyjustadmittedthatIwantedtotraveltoallofthem.Fourmonthsineachplace.Ayearintotal.Ofcoursethiswasaslightlymoreambitiousdreamthan"Iwanttobuymyselfanewpencilbox."ButthisiswhatIwanted.AndIknewthatIwantedtowriteaboutit.

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