SAYINGS OF THE SAGES -

Honore de Balzac, 1799 - 1850, French Writer

"Silence and meditation are the means of following the Way . . It is thus that the separation takes place between Matter, which so long has wrapped its darkness round you; and Spirit, which was in you from the beginning . . . and now brings noon-day to your soul."

Thanks Mr. Balzac or your profound words. He was hailed at the time as the Napoleon of Letters, second only to Shakespeare. He lived in a small garret and sometimes wrote up to eighteen hours a day trying to pay his debts. He died of exhaustion at the age only fifty one having completed only two-thirds of his major project to reclassify French society, having written more than 100 works within 20 years. He married a Polish countess with whom he had corresponded for 18 years but died in less than five months. Her wealth had come too late.

I am adding here a quote from my book, "In Touch." Page 116.

I walked in silence 'neath the mellow light, Of moonbeams shimmering on the lake below, And asked the Guide of all the Universe for wisdom, in my quest to find an answer - On values and ideals in life, and how To find a focus in its pulsing form.

The moondrops melted on each wave that rose, As rhythmic patterns marked their flow in time, In fantasy their leaps of life I joined, Through undulating moonbeams to unfold, A sense of energy embracing all, Who share in turn these pristine powers of old.

And from some secret, silent depth within, A vision rose to show a spirit born. Embarking on the waves of space and time, An inflorescent soul who reaches out, To form a secret self, its hidden flower. As shoreline buds unfold and seek the light, Just so a willing heart in freedom bears, Love's fruits, as fragrant as this blooming bower.
Suzie-Q