Great Things Decide To Approach Us

Bill Evans Trio: Some Other Time

What you encounter,
recognize or discover
depends to a large degree
on the quality
of your approach.
Many of the ancient cultures
practiced careful rituals
of approach.
An encounter of depth
and spirit
was preceded by
careful preparation.

When we approach
with reverence,
great things decide
to approach us.
Our real life
comes to the surface
and its light awakens
the concealed beauty
in things.
When we walk
on the earth
with reverence,
beauty will decide
to trust us.
The rushed heart
and arrogant mind
lack the gentleness
and patience
to enter that embrace.

--John O'Donohue
Beauty: The Invisible Embrace