Am re-reading Thoreau's Walden these days. The edition I have is small and compact, just like his philosophy. I came upon this passage:
"The Mexicans also practiced a similar purification at the end of every fifty-two years, in the belief that it was time for the world to come to an end. I have scarcely heard of a truer sacrament, that is, as the dictionary defines it, 'outward and visible signs of an inward and spiritual grace'..."
Today I am 53 years of age. And I am thankful.
Happy Birthday, you young thing!
Posted by: Christina Gillen | July 16, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Happy, happy birthday, Mary! Wishing you a year of renewal and joy on the journey. :-)
Posted by: Genie | July 16, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Happy birthday, Mary. May your path be filled with peace and joy.
Posted by: Toni | July 17, 2008 at 07:57 AM
Happy (belated) birthday
Posted by: Jeff Deitering | August 25, 2008 at 10:38 AM