Iceland. [Click to enlarge image.]From Trilogy About the Boy, by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
“What does it mean to betray yourself?
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To dare not. To dare not speak. To dare not be afraid. To attempt not to overcome . . . the dark storm inside you. If you do nothing, you betray everyone who matters. … Nor should you betray those who are dead; we should live for them, as well, they mustn’t be left in the dark and cold, and they mustn’t be forgotten at the bottom of the sea.”
The gugin is an ancient Chinese seven-string harp. [Watch in Full Screen, lower right]
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly… this is my way. (Anonymous)
