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A facebook friend tagged me in his post of this great quote, saying it was quoted by the poet Robert Lax shortly before the German invasion of France in May 1939. It’s a keeper, no matter what your denomination.<\/p>\n

In order to arrive at having pleasure in everything,
\ndesire to have pleasure in nothing;
\nin order to arrive at possessing everything,
\ndesire to possess nothing;
\nin order to arrive at being everything;
\ndesire to be nothing.<\/p>\n

Book One Chapter 14 of “The Ascent of Mt Carmel” by Saint John of the Cross<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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