Barry Lopez
I think the Barry Lopez quoted here is the nature writing and essayist; who I had never heard of before so I am now granted the wonderful opportunity to discover him and his writing!
The words here resonated with me greatly. I feel as if our entire life is oftentimes about telling stories to help us make sense of our world. Of gathering our observations and our readings; our thoughts and our understandings and trying to put them together in a meaningful way which helps to clarify. Which helps us understand ourselves, those around us and the world at large.
Stories hold us together. Sometimes people write books of stories that help us understand.
But I also really love that he says we are held together by compassion. Compassion and empathy. Compassion for others and their failings towards us. Compassion for ourselves as we too, fail ourselves and others.
Compassion and stories. What a wonderful way of looking at our lives.
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