Contemplative Monday

The following quote is taken from 'The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh'

and published by 'Shambhala Pocket Classics'.

'Children Of The Earth'

"We humans think we are intelligent, but an orchid, for example,

knows how to produce symmetrical flowers;

a snail knows how to make a beautiful, well-proportioned shell.

Compared with their knowledge, ours is not worth much at all.

We should bow deeply before the orchid and the snail

and join our palms reverently before the butterfly and the magnolia tree.

The feeling of respect for all species will help us to recognize

and cultivate the noblest nature in ourselves."