Your beloved and your friends were once strangers. Somehow at a particular time, they came from the distance toward your life. Their arrival seemed so accidental and contingent. Now your life is unimaginable without them. Similarly, your identity and vision are composed of a certain constellation of ideas and feelings that surfaced from the depths of the distance within you. To lose these now would be to lose yourself.
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About John O'Donohue
John O'Donohue was Irish poet, author, priest, and philosopher. John O'Donohue was an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker, and as an author is best known for popularising Celtic spirituality. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- Friendship — Celebrating the bonds of loyalty, trust, and companionship
- Love — Quotes exploring romantic love, compassion, and human connection