There were a sensitivity and a beauty to her that haveThere were a sensitivity and a beauty to her that have nothing to do with looks. She was one to be listened to,whose words were so easy to take to heart.It is said that the true nature of being is veiled". The labor of words, the expression of art, the seemingly ceaseless buzz 11 that is human thought all have in common the need to get at whatreally is so. The hope to draw close to and possess the truth of being can be a feverish one. In some cases it can even be fatal, if pleasure is ones truth and its attainment more important than life itself. In other lives, though, the search for what is truthful gives life.
I used to find notes left in the collection basket, beautifulnotes about my homilies and about the writers thoughts on the daily scriptural 0 readings. The person who penned the noteswould add reflections to my thoughts and would always include some quotes from poets and mystics he or she had read and remembered and loved. The notes fascinated me. Here was someoneimmersed in a search for truth and beauty. Words had been
她有一种外表无法诠释的聪颖和秀美。她的声音正是我们所要聆听的那种，她的言语能轻易地进驻人们的心灵。
据说人生的真谛是无以言说的。言语的阐述、艺术的表达，还有人类那似乎永无休止的错综复杂的思考，三者的目的都是在追求人生的真谛。希望接近，甚至是完全把握人生存在的意义，这可以使人近乎痴狂。偶尔有人会坚信真理，并以之为自己的志趣，追求真理重于保全生命，于是就有了舍身而取义的壮举。然而，也有另一种人生，即在追求真理的过程中润泽生命。
过去我常会在教堂的心意篮中发现一些短小精悍的美文，一些是有关我的布道，还有一些是作者平时读《圣经》的感想。写这些短文的人不仅反思了我的某些观点，同时还引用了一些他／她曾读过的，他／她所喜爱的诗人或神秘主义者那些令人难忘的话语。这些短文深深吸引了我。我看到了一个执著追求真与美的人。
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