Back from sesshin and the world is transformed. We had about a foot of snow when I was gone. Six degrees below zero yesterday morning. Allyn has enjoyed great cross country skiing.
After a still winter I awoke with the impression that some question had been put to me, which I had been endeavoring in vain to answer in my sleep, as what-how-when-where? But there was dawning Nature, in whom all creatures live, looking in at my broad windows with serene and satisfied face and no questions on her lips. I awoke to an answered question, to Nature and daylight.
The Pond in Winter
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
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