“Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower” by Rainer Maria Rilke
On Being with Krista Tippett
Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower
Let this darkness be a bell tower. And as you ring, what batters you becomes your strength. What's it like intensity of pain? Ah, if the drink is bitter, turn yourself to wine. In this uncontainable night. Be the mystery at the crossroads of your senses,. The meaning discovered there. If the world shall cea to hear you, say, to the silent earth, i flow and to the rushing water speak, i am.
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