Member-only story
You, The Lighthouse
Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships.
— Charles Simic
What does your lighthouse look like? How do you keep it lit?
How would you live if you knew that every decision you make impacts everyone and everything on the planet? What if your light is the one beacon that someone sees? If not now, when? These are not new questions. Although the times we are in are new because every moment counts, every voice, every heart, every desire to transform and be transformed. So be it.
— Wendy Brown-Baez
*
That which you seek is here. It has always been here. It is your seeking that leads you astray.
— Leonard Jacobson
*
A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
*
You’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You’ll learn from them — if you want to. Just as someday, if you have…
