Why Patience and Its True Gift? Lao Tzu, Rilke, Merton
“Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.” ~ Lao Tzu
Gift of the Simple Act of Paying Attention? Thich Nhat Hanh & Rumi
… Wherever you are, be the soul of that place …” ~ Rumi
Rainer Maria Rilke: Letters to a Young Poet
At the turn of the last century, a 19-year-old student at the Military Academy of Vienna, named Franz Kappus, wanted career advice on his impending secondment to the armed forces, as well as a literary critique on a handful of poems he had recently composed. He decided to contact an alumnus of the a …
