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Showing posts with label purpose. Show all posts
Each bird loves to hear himself sing.
~ Native American Proverb, Arapaho [16349]
Each bird loves to hear himself sing.
~ Native American Proverb, Arapaho [16349]
If you neglect your art for one day
it will neglect you for two.
~ Chinese Proverb [17039]
If you neglect your art for one day
it will neglect you for two.
~ Chinese Proverb [17039]
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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,
No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
~ Zen Proverb [17925]
No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
~ Zen Proverb [17925]
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The obstacle is the path.
~ Zen Proverb [18439]
The obstacle is the path.
~ Zen Proverb [18439]
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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,
It is not for the swan to teach eaglets to sing.
~ French and Danish Proverb [19500]
It is not for the swan to teach eaglets to sing.
~ French and Danish Proverb [19500]
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The hunter in pursuit of an elephant
does not stop to throw stones at birds.
~ Ugandan Proverb [18716]
The hunter in pursuit of an elephant
does not stop to throw stones at birds.
~ Ugandan Proverb [18716]
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The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds. ~ Ugandan Proverb
Follow your bliss.
~ English Expression, American, Indian [19254]
Follow your bliss.
~ English Expression, American, Indian [19254]
The expression originated in ancient India by the Upanishads. It was later made popular in the west by Joseph Campbell. In mythology, it is the individual following the path of the hero's journey. A path everyone walks whether we are aware of it or not.
When PBS aired Bill Moyer's The Power of Myth series in 1988, the writings of Joseph Campbell gained wide recognition. The ancient proverb, now revitalized, became one of the most repeated, though often misunderstood, expressions of all time.More English Proverbs
More Indian Proverbs
Many people have interpeted the message to be one of reckless abandon of responsibility. Campbell answered that it was a call to self-awareness and recognition of one's purpose and direction in life. Jokingly he suggested there would have been less confusion if he simply said, "Follow your blisters."
There is a time for every purpose under heaven.
~Biblical Proverb [18919]
There is a time for every purpose under heaven.
~Biblical Proverb [18919]
In 1959 Pete Seeger compiled these words, along with other lines from the Book of Ecclesiastes, into a folk song. The original recordings met moderate success. But when The Byrds recorded their version of "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)," the song shot to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song and lyrics were so catchy and easy-to-remember, that it quickly permeated the culture.
Lyrics:
To every thing there is a season,
And a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace
...I swear it's not too late.The last line and title are the only non-biblical words to the song. With the rest of the lyrics attributed to King Solomon, circa 1011 BC, it could be said that it is now 3,000 years old, making it the oldest "golden-oldie" of all time.
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