do justly, now

[lookingland]

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief.
Do justly, now.
Love mercy, now.
Walk humbly, now.
You are not obligated to complete the work,
but neither are you free to abandon it.

~ attributed to the talmud ~

Comments

[bachsoprano.livejournal.com]

Beautiful words. Sort of sums up what I've been thinking about recently.

Thank you for sharing...:)

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

i guess it's the sort of thing that can't help but be on your mind when you watch the news or see reports of things you'd just as soon not know about.

[bachsoprano.livejournal.com]

So true. :(

[msmcguire.livejournal.com]

"You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."

This is often how I feel about writing -- very much so today. Thanks for sharing it, and the striking picture -- did you take that?

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

no, it's not a picture of my own ~ i should have noted where i got it from but fergot.

: o p

it's an interesting sentiment that can apply to whatever vocation one takes up, i think. we can't save the world, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't always try.

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

I like that quote quite a bit... Thanks for posting that.