Saturday, April 22, 2006

Ralph Understands

I've always loved flowers and couldn't quite put my finger on why...until I saw this quote today.

"Earth laughs in flowers."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Couldn't have said it better myself.

What is comedy and laughter but joy? What is gallows humor but the attempt to find light in even the darkest places? I've always wanted to be a comedian, a joy-spreader.

P.S. I've added another link: Semi-Serious Business. Melly goes to B-school!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great quote.

Alaberi said...

re: my truism - I think what it means is that we have to make the most out of the present because it's an investment in the future. Hence we "purchase" our future with the opportunities we have in the present. I think...