Rilke’s words have been something of a daily meditation for me ever since a friend sent it to me several years ago. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without ever noticing it, live your way into the answer.” Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given you now, because you would not be able to live them. “I beg you,” wrote Rilke, “to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. The quote, from “Letters To A Young Poet,” comes from the German poet, mystic, and philosopher Rainer Marie Rilke (1875–1926), who, in 1906, wrote several impassioned letters to a mentee who stood at the crossroads between artistic solitude and a soul-sucking profession that beckoned. Once upon a time, it hung in her office at the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance, where she spent her days hearing stories about life and death and the big questions. We’re privileged to beĪble to bring you informative and entertaining local news each and every month Īnd we look forward to another year of sharing what makes our community great.Hanging above my wife’s home-office desk is a framed saying that reads, “Live the question - Rilke.” That’sĮntire staff of All Around Pennsauken: our publisher, designer, contributors,Īnd advertising staff, here’s to a great start to 2019. Sandwich revel in the quiet you can get from a long car drive appreciateįolding laundry still warm from the dryer. When you put them together, it puts the big picture in true perspective. The little things aren’t so little afterĪll.
You actually have something to eat, when so Your cold cuts are… well cold the fridge worksĪnd you paid the electricity bill. Where we were and what we were doing? You could be sitting at home, which means But what would happen if we took a moment to appreciate I’m not suggesting that you ponder that time you had pastrami on rye back onįebruary 12, 2004. Remember the more significant moments of our lives. Pardon the pun, which you should truly relish? Other things that happen during the day, it’s almost a throwaway moment.
The kids after school, or grabbing something at the store. In a matter of minutes, you’re doneĮating and back to the tasks of the day: finishing work assignments, picking up Often don’t really think about the process. You can also go with the classicĬombination of peanut butter and jelly, perfect for consumption in haste.
Quick spread of mayo or a squirt of mustard. Oftentimes, we quickly assemble a concoction of lunch meat with a When discussing his terminal diagnosis, he commented to Letterman that, “You’re reminded to enjoy every sandwich.” It was so simply poignant that “ Enjoy Every Sandwich” became the name of a tribute album to him after his death.ĭown, making and eating a sandwich can be one of the more mundane aspects of
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Prior to his passing from cancer in 2003, Warren, who was a frequent guest on the “Late Show with David Letterman,” made his final appearance on the TV program he was the only guest that night.
Whether it’s classical, jazz, or a song fromġ982 that just won’t die, there’s usually something I can pull up on my iPodĭuring the weekend prior to writing my annual column, a quote popped into my head from one of my favorite artists, Warren Zevon, the musician best known for his hits “Werewolves of London,” “Lawyers, Guns, and Money,” and “Excitable Boy,” among others.
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