Mary Oliver — “I got saved by the beauty of the world.”
On Being with Krista Tippett
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Is There a God?
The poet says religion is very helpful in people not thinking that they themselves are sufficient. Andi hink, you know, that is what you do because of the particular vision that you have. So it's an endless, unanswerable quest so i just find it endlessly fascinating. I go down to the shore and depending on the hour, the waves are rolling in or moving out. And i say, oh, i am miserable. What shall what should i do? And the sea says, in its lovely voice, excuse me, i have work to do. I love that.
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