“Half of my life spent In searching for love! I thought I had found, But then I didn’t stop!”
Longing for one’s beloved... while awake or in a dream, the sky, flowers, the mountains and rivers, and even music, are imbued with sadness. But the bliss of reunion will make up for all days of loneliness and sorrow.
“Yellow flowers, blue flowers, Walking summer in wild dream, Counting flowers, calling your name... Horizon far, rainbow stream...
How many miles to the West side, How many miles to paradise? How many miles to your heart? How many miles to mine? Spring flowers, May flowers, Blend four seasons together. Weave all dried leaves in August, Sending to you in lieu of letters... Lonely river, lonely stream, Walking winter in daydream. Counting snowfalls, calling your name Sun died on the hill for night Queen...
How many miles to summer? How many miles to spring? How many months for one Golden August? How many days for one Glorious Second? Lonely mountain, lonely hills... Finding autumn in the chill! Sending the wind to Branenburg... Bring memories of August the twelfth.
Rosenheim train, Rosenheim train! Bring me away from my pain Bring me home to red wood. Bring me home to the autumn rain, Bring me home, where my heart belongs.”
Among the gifts of happiness that God bestows upon humankind, friendship is a precious gift that makes life more joyous, meaningful, and warm. In friendship, people often forget themselves to think of others. Genuine friendship is rare, but when this perfect pearl in the stormy ocean of life has been found, we would do well to keep and treasure it. Thanks be to this camaraderie, which brings enduring beauty and gladness to the journey of the soul.
We now would like to present an instrumental rendering of a song composed by Supreme Master Ching Hai of the same title, “Friendship.” Please enjoy.
Anything that is noble and precious is hard to uncover. Attaining Truth and absolute love is indeed daunting. One could spend one’s whole life without gaining fulfillment. “Half of my life spent In searching for love! I thought I had found, But then I didn’t stop!”
“Half of my life spent In searching for love! I thought I had found, But then I didn’t stop!
How could I really know, All that faraway shore? Swimming in a strange sea, Full of strange pebbles... So hard to find my pearl!
And the law of possession, That kills with both ends! Here I am weak and crippled Wounded by my own strength!”
At one time or another, most people feel a sense of isolation in their lives. During these times, the loneliness often seems to be more than we can bear. However, when we meet a kindred spirit with whom to share the ups and downs of this ephemeral existence, our lives change and become filled with joy and precious moments. Let’s listen to “And I Love You So.”
“And I love you so The people ask me how How I’ve lived till now I tell them I don’t know I guess they understand How lonely life has been Till life began again The day you took my hand.
And, yet, I know how lonely life can be. The shadow follows me, and the night won’t let me free. But I won’t let the evening get me down Now that you’re around me.
And you love me, too. Your thoughts are just for me You set my spirit free. And I’m happy that you do. The book of life is brief And once a page is read Another world is there That is my belief.”
