do you ever get down on your hands & knees & look at the world? do you ever look at dirt sparsely populated by grass & imagine the world of a whole people so small? do you ever let your face rest against the cold snow & imagine a far stretching plaint, two reluctant armies facing each other across the white expanse? do you ever look at a creek & imagine it a river, immense, vast, impossible to forge? do you ever look at a tree or a spot in the woods & imagine you'd make your home there?
do you ever look at the world from someone else's eyes, another age, another country, another religion, a whole other life, with other thoughts, eyes, smiles, tears, hopes, and dreams? does it ever surprise you again the number of people there are in our world who are never once the same, who you've never seen & will never meet/know?
do you ever wonder about someone in the world who is most similar to you in all the small details? or the guy version of what you look like? or all the little thoughts people have of you? or that one person you made eye contact with across the street/coffee shop?
do you ever wonder about other peoples stories? cause i do & sometimes i wonder if others do, too.
I have wondered about a lot of these things, and also wondered if others did, so you are not alone:) I enjoy your blog, by the way!
ReplyDeleteYessss, someone who relates ^-^ Thank you so much!!!!!! Excuse me while I stalk your blog ;)
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ReplyDeletewow, the post made me thinking about all These Things and yes, about a few Things I've already wondered.
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YAY you too?! ^-^
DeleteI love this❤️ And yes, I have wondered :)
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DeleteBeautiful! I wonder in times of boredom or when I am alone at night, laying in bed. I would like to put my face on the snow. Or look from the ground up. Thank you for this!!!! Great reminder to look at things from another angel.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!!! Me too- it's always at night that I tend to think the most :)
DeleteOooooo, I have a lot of love for this post. I do wonder, too... but sometimes I forget to. Thanks for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU *tears*
Deleteyes, i do. a lot, actually. glad to know i'm not the only other person in the world :)
ReplyDeleteoh my word yay i'm not alone :')
Deleteoh i really love how you put this idea/concept into words, so beautiful ❤️
ReplyDeletethank you so so much lauren ♥
Deletewhy, now that you mention it, i do frequently. life is so complex and fragile, and honestly, you just gotta sit there and wonder sometimes. wow. reallllly good post, olivia <3
ReplyDeleteyes, yes, and also yes. *nods* thanks for the comment + compliment ;) ♥
DeleteLove your blog! This post was absolutely amazing. Looking forward to your next one! Would love to collab sometime! xo
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Thank you so much!! Can't wait to check out your blog, Guilianna! xx
Deletei wonder about these things ALL the time. especially about other people's stories because i think they can be so wonderful and sad and beautiful. that's why i love reading "humans of new york" (and other countries as well) because they give me a glimpse of others' stories xx
ReplyDeleteYES TRUTH. wait you like humans of new york too????? gahhhh, yes. things of that nature have such an aura of allure and intrigue to me. i think you described it perfectly :') thank you for commenting lovely xx
Deleteduddddddddeeeeeee. this is insane. <3<3
ReplyDeletedudddddeeee your comment made me so happy this is insane <3
DeleteThis is so beautiful, Olivia. You've put all of my thoughts into words. <3
ReplyDeleteOH MY WORD, thank you. eeee that's literally the best thing to hear <3<3
Deletenot as often as i should <3
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DeleteYESS. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Wow.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous.
I was driving home from a trip with my father last week, and at a stop light I noticed the guy in the car next to us, and for a second I just looked at him and thought about how surreal it was... that I, for a few seconds, saw a face, a beard, a movement to adjust the radio, and I would likely never see this human again. And I was like...I don't even know this person, but I am sad. XD Idk, it reminds me of what you wrote about here. I love this, Olivia.
wHAT. I literally have that exact same thought process/feels ALL THE TIME. WHAT YOU GET ME SO MUCH. Thanks for commenting, Katie :') It made my day.
DeleteWhat a thought-provoking, lovely post! I understand exactly what you're saying, but I think that I've rushed too much lastly to wonder. Thank you for the reminder that the world isn't all that we can see with our eyes. It is so much bigger, and the God who writes the Story of the World is far bigger than even this entire universe!
ReplyDeleteYES. Sometimes it can be overwhelming to dwell on the things of this world. It's so great to look to a God who is so far beyond all of this. This quote is one that I always find myself coming back to: "How completely satisfying to turn from our limitations to a God who has none." -A.W. Tozer
DeleteThanks so much for the comment, Hannah <3
Ooooh! I like this. I wonder all these things a lot, and you just put it all into words.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS HANNAH :') that seriously makes me so happy. <3
DeleteYes, I've thought about all those too! So lovely.
ReplyDeleteNew follower, and am loving your blog. It's so beautiful. :)
Ahhhhh yay, thank you so much!!!!
Deletechecking out yours right now and it's perfect. ^-^
Yesyesyes! You put into words my favourite mind game--imagining. It's so incredible that no two people in the world are the same. I need to get back into the Blogger world if only to visit your blog more often. :)
ReplyDeleteAGH. Your comment is everything. So glad you're back!!!!! And wow blushing because of your comment. VISIT ALWAYS I MISSED YOU. xxx
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