The Magic of Italy
"What is magic? In the deepest sense, magic is an experience. It's the experience of finding oneself alive within a world that is itself alive. It is the experience of contact and communication between oneself and something that is profoundly different from oneself: a swallow, a frog, a spider weaving its web."
David Abram
Arriving in Italy, I was immediately enchanted with my surroundings. However, I found a new kind of magic early one evening. While staying in Tuscany and wandering through the gardens near our lodgings, I saw a bit of movement along the ground.
Having always been fond of frogs, I knelt down and had a lovely conversation with this critter. It was quite one-sided, but I had a feeling that each blink of his or her eye was enough to make me happy.
The Magic of Italy
"What is magic? In the deepest sense, magic is an experience. It's the experience of finding oneself alive within a world that is itself alive. It is the experience of contact and communication between oneself and something that is profoundly different from oneself: a swallow, a frog, a spider weaving its web."
David Abram
Arriving in Italy, I was immediately enchanted with my surroundings. However, I found a new kind of magic early one evening. While staying in Tuscany and wandering through the gardens near our lodgings, I saw a bit of movement along the ground.
Having always been fond of frogs, I knelt down and had a lovely conversation with this critter. It was quite one-sided, but I had a feeling that each blink of his or her eye was enough to make me happy.