Monday, July 26, 2010
Soul Painting
Ray Bradbury
"Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there. It doesn't matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away. The difference between the man who just cuts lawns and a real gardener is in the touching, he said. The lawn-cutter might just as well not have been there at all; the gardener will be there a lifetime."
"Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there. It doesn't matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away. The difference between the man who just cuts lawns and a real gardener is in the touching, he said. The lawn-cutter might just as well not have been there at all; the gardener will be there a lifetime."
Ebb Tide has left a new comment on your post "Soul Painting":
Is Ray your grandfather? I like his thoughts. Lots of wisdom on it. At least I know that when this life is over, I will be able to leave many oil paintings to my
Debbie has left a new comment on your post "Soul Painting":
I love that Bradbury quote. We would all do well to keep in mind what we are leaving behind.
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Is Ray your grandfather? I like his thoughts. Lots of wisdom on it. At least I know that when this life is over, I will be able to leave many oil paintings to my family & friends.
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