The Restory Retreat Centre

Ukiyo-e Art Image  A man noticed that his axe was missing. Then he saw his neighbour's son passing by. The boy looked like a thief, walked like a thief, behaved like a thief. Later that day, the man found his axe where he had left it the day before. The next time he saw the neighbour's son, the boy looked, walked, and behaved like an honest, ordinary boy. This is a story by Taoist writer Lieh-tse as recalled in Benjamin Hoff's book: The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet. It all depends on how we look at things, doesn't it? Matilda

To look at anything, If you would know that  thing, You must look at it long: To look at this green and say “I have seen spring in these Lovely leaves on the dune trail at San Lameer Woods”, will not do – you must Be the thing you see: You must be the dark snakes of Stems and ferny plumes of leaves, You must enter in To the small silences between The leaves. You must take your time And touch the very peace They issue from.                           John Moffit