702. wandering


empty or full?
everything comes from nothing
waiting for the sun
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standing still
looking out at emptiness
what’s next?



Open spaces allow the mind to rest, to roam, to wander and wonder. An empty mind is an open mind.

Herman Hesse, in his later life chose to live as a hermit, settling in the small Swiss mountain village of Montagnola. There he published, “Wandering,” a collection of essays and drawings which can be read as a meditation on his attempt to begin a new life.  This book was one of his favorites. (it’s one of my favorites, too.)