St. John of the Cross:
I was sad one day & went for a walk. I sat in a field. A rabbit noticed my condition & came near. It often does not take more than that to help at times: to just be close to creatures who are so full of knowing, so full of love that they don't chat, they just gaze with their marvelous under-standing.
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Inoma:
Johann told me he grew up during ww2 in an institution for children who were said to be difficult to educate..They mistreated him and several times he tried to escape. A few times he was successful, but always for a few days only. One time he ran into the forest and slept there. In the morning he woke up, opened his eyes and saw directly into the eyes of a salamander quietly sitting near him. "We gazed, and then," Johann said, "I could cry for the first time in years."
