Will Brown
Will Brown
teacher evil looks
Evil can be a teacher, if you look at the wisdom of its negative power.
names prison shame
A prison! heav'ns, I loath the hated name, Famine's metropolis, the sink of shame, A nauseous sepulchre, whose craving womb Hourly inters poor mortals in its tomb; By ev'ry plague and ev'ry ill possess'd, Ev'n purgatory itself to thee 's a jest.
understanding trying tools
There are paths and ruts in the spirit world as there are in the physical and mental world. One must take the tools of the spirit world and make one's own path rather than exactly follow the paths of those who once were . . . You must not seek their path and their understanding, but you must seek your own. The ruts of the spirit are trying to follow others and it cannot be done.
men garden animal
This earth is a garden, this life a banquet, and it's time we realized that it was given to all life, animal and man, to enjoy.
moving feet track
The first track is the end of a string. At the far end, a being is moving; a mystery, dropping a hint about itself every so many feet, telling you more about itself until you can almost see it, even before you come to it. The mystery reveals itself slowly, track by track, giving its genealogy early to coax you in. Further on, it will tell you the intimate details of its life and work, until you know the maker of the track like a lifelong friend.
nature native-american owl
We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit.
hiking trails trekking
The place where you lose the trail is not necessarily the place where it ends.
children native-american journey
If today I had a young mind to direct, to start on the journey of life, and I was faced with the duty of choosing between the natural way of my forefathers and that of the... present way of civilization, I would, for its welfare, unhesitatingly set that child's feet in the path of my forefathers. I would raise him to be an Indian!
children priorities parent
My first priority is my children. If at any moment I put aside something that I want to do to be a better parent than that is more than okay for me.
sugar salt eating
I've been more conscious of my salt intake, sugar intake, making sure I'm not eating as many processed foods.
everyday multitasking everyday-life
Multitasking is a part of my everyday life.
tree soul earth
You can spread your soul over a paddy field, you can whisper to a mango tree, you can feel the earth between your toes and know that this is the place, the place where it begins and ends. But what can you tell to a pile of bricks? The bricks will not be moved (page 87).
writing painful process
The thought of writing was always pleasant, but the process was painful
men made wanted
If God wanted us to ask questions, he would have made us men.