Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 The Wonder of It All by Ralph Marston Do you ever wonder At the wonder of it all? Do you ever stand in awe of the tiniest things and how perfectly they work together? Do you ever stop to think about all the possibilities and how even though they have no limit they grow in number with every minute? Do you ever wonder when the leaves flutter down in autumn at the incomprehensible power of life that brings them back in spring? Do you watch the waves roll in and then look out far beyond them where the water seems to touch the sky and realize that the vast expanse before your eyes is only a small little corner of all there really is? And do you comprehend that all there really is, as unimaginably grand as it may seem, is only a smaller corner still of all that there can be? Do you ever wonder how love can stay alive past every pleasure and every pain and even when there can be no hope there is more than ever? Do you ever struggle to lift a heavy rock and wonder how a massive mountain can rise thousands of feet above the plain without even trying? Do you ever realize that no matter how much you may know, no matter how many wonders you may have experienced, there will always, always be more? Do you ever wonder why it is you wonder and why you know what beauty is even though you can't define it? Do you ever wonder who is doing the wondering, who is looking out through your eyes and feeling completely at home with the wonder of it all? Whatever you believe, whatever you profess, whatever you doubt or fear or hope for, there are some things your heart cannot deny when you let go and let yourself know the wonder of it all. 2003 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 One of my favorites: _The Wonder of It All_ (http://wonderofitall.com/) In a message dated 10/29/2006 7:22:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, josongeorge5 writes: The Wonder of It All by Ralph Marston Do you ever wonder At the wonder of it all? Do you ever stand in awe of the tiniest things and how perfectly they work together? Do you ever stop to think about all the possibilities and how even though they have no limit they grow in number with every minute? Do you ever wonder when the leaves flutter down in autumn at the incomprehensible power of life that brings them back in spring? Do you watch the waves roll in and then look out far beyond them where the water seems to touch the sky and realize that the vast expanse before your eyes is only a small little corner of all there really is? And do you comprehend that all there really is, as unimaginably grand as it may seem, is only a smaller corner still of all that there can be? Do you ever wonder how love can stay alive past every pleasure and every pain and even when there can be no hope there is more than ever? Do you ever struggle to lift a heavy rock and wonder how a massive mountain can rise thousands of feet above the plain without even trying? Do you ever realize that no matter how much you may know, no matter how many wonders you may have experienced, there will always, always be more? Do you ever wonder why it is you wonder and why you know what beauty is even though you can't define it? Do you ever wonder who is doing the wondering, who is looking out through your eyes and feeling completely at home with the wonder of it all? Whatever you believe, whatever you profess, whatever you doubt or fear or hope for, there are some things your heart cannot deny when you let go and let yourself know the wonder of it all. 2003 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. Magazine and Website is at community blog is at http://.net/blog/ "Love itself is the actual form of God." Sri Ramana In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 , souldreamone wrote: > > > One of my favorites: > > > _The Wonder of It All_ (http://wonderofitall.com/) > > > > > In a message dated 10/29/2006 7:22:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > josongeorge5 writes: > > The Wonder of It All > by Ralph Marston > > Do you ever wonder > At the wonder of it all? > > Do you ever stand in awe > of the tiniest things > and how perfectly they work together? <courtesy snip> incidentally, yesterday we were sitting in my favorite cafe, and the talk got around to miracles. i recalled how one day at school i was hit by the amazing wonder that i just will - and my hand opens, closes, holds the pen, obeys my wish and forms tiniest movements and marks... no one succeeded to explain me how this miracle works, to this day. and thankfully, this feeling of wonder has stayed with me since... there are no miracles. this amazing and wonderful cration is one all containing miracle, and in it everything is possible. yosy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 In a message dated 10/29/2006 4:58:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, yosyflug (AT) isdn (DOT) net.il writes: , souldreamone wrote: > > > One of my favorites: > > > _The Wonder of It All_ (http://wonderofitall.com/) > > > > > In a message dated 10/29/2006 7:22:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > josongeorge5 writes: > > The Wonder of It All > by Ralph Marston > > Do you ever wonder > At the wonder of it all? > > Do you ever stand in awe > of the tiniest things > and how perfectly they work together? <courtesy snip> incidentally, yesterday we were sitting in my favorite cafe, and the talk got around to miracles. i recalled how one day at school i was hit by the amazing wonder that i just will - and my hand opens, closes, holds the pen, obeys my wish and forms tiniest movements and marks... no one succeeded to explain me how this miracle works, to this day. and thankfully, this feeling of wonder has stayed with me since... there are no miracles. this amazing and wonderful cration is one all containing miracle, and in it everything is possible. yosy Thanks for that glimpse. Albert Einstein said something like, 'Either nothing is a miracle, or everything is a miracle'. I'm thinking about one fourth of July a few years ago with the most spectacular sunset I've ever seen. My friend and I sat and watched in awe at the spectacle of constantly changing colors covering the sky from horizon to horizon, as if God was saying, 'Okay, see if you can beat that!' We mostly yawned through the fireworks show that followed. This morning, I was reading a post on another list (Prolly getting myself into trouble here) who sees "indifference" as the transcending of dualities. The thought has been running through my mind all day that this is not my experience. The less I struggle with the world, the more beauty and wonder I see; the more compassion and joy I feel, and the more the simplest things bring me to Godtears. If I'm not doing it 'right', then so be it. I love Truth, and I seek Love, Joy and Peace. I figure if I can't find it right in front of me, where am I ever going to find it? (Sorry for the rambling.) Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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