"...But from the inside
this life feels enormous, unlimited
by the self—by selfness—"
Grateful to come across this Maggie Smith poem in my "Poem-a-Day" email. Sometimes I think about the vastness Smith writes about here and then wonder about the vastness in others.
It seems to me one of the great projects--responsibilities, even--of living is acknowledging that vastness in others. Getting glimpses of it is often one of life's great pleasures.
(This is also why the two most recent papers I've been working with my students on--profiles--are so rewarding.)
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