It is after all so easy to shatter a story. To break a chain of thought. To ruin a fragment of a dream being carried around carefully like a piece of porcelain. To let it be, to travel with it, as Velutha did, is much the harder thing to do.
― Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

It was a journey similar to the one a leaf undertook in its departure from the tree, that sheltered it all these years. Like the autumn season could symbolize new beginnings, this journey was the start of a novel story. A new beginning, birthed as the past shed its deceptive visions that penetrated, through the kaleidoscope of the moment, one so desperately strived to make the most of. A story that was yet to be written in the pages of time.
Have you ever wondered what goes through a leaf’s mind as it drifts towards the ground only to hit rock bottom? How it feels lost as everything around sheds what differences they had, for once and for all? As the world takes on a different dimension? What it, thinks as the visiting breeze carries it off to an unknown destination? The prevailing sense of mystery was similar to the anxiety one held for their future.
It’s funny how the season is termed ‘fall’ overlooking the rising, that would follow shortly after the fall. Not everyone chooses to remain on the ground, after all.

Autumn is the hardest season. The leaves are all falling, and they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground.
― Andrea Gibson
Time proceeded on his beautifully merciless path as always, a new page being added to the story with every turn taken, while elsewhere, a family of three mourned the loss of their only child. Like a feather, did the soul, leave its physical self to embark on an ethereal adventure. Only this time, there was no bottom for it to crash and no breeze to carry it along. Is it true that death is the beginning of a new life? Or is it freeing of a soul from its earthly obligations?
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
–Robert Frost
Akin to the leaf’s fall coinciding with both the the start and end of two stories, would the start always provide a glimpse of the end? Why is it that there are constantly more questions than answers? Or are the questions answers in themselves?
Why is it that the journey matters more than the destination? When one undertook the journey to get to that destination in the first place? Funny, isn’t it? When one is told to make the most of life when there are ideas, thoughts and questions that you don’t know how to phrase yet. And right when you’ve found, the right variables to put in that one equation that has been persistent in causing your foundations to come tumbling down; a lifetime is suddenly, hardly any time at all.

Does a leaf have to go through so much internal conflict to rise again? Or could all of it be an illusion waiting to be uncovered and exposed? But are we truly fated to dwell in this state of perplexing love for life, enslaved to mysteries birthed in thoughts?
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
–Walt Whitman, Invictus
(Featured image by Artem Sapegin on Unsplash)

Awesome. Truly amazing!
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Interesting, meaningful post, D. I enjoyed the well-chosen quotes. ❤
All the best! Cheryl
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Whoa I love how you wrote this! Beautifully penned D ❤ as always, your posts get me thinking and pondering things in a new way!
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The life of tree is brilliantly compared to ours. Excellent post! ✌️❤️
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Touching ♥️♥️
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Wow. Just wow. You wrote this so beautifully!!❤😍 It seemed to be written by a MA of English!!❤😂🤗
I never really thought about what a leaf experiances….🤔
You are really very very ‘thoughtful’👏🏼😉😂😊🤗❤❤
Love, Amy
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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Woah..What an insightful post with a deeper meaning. For a young person like you to write a content with so much maturity, I am impressed!❤
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I’m so happy that you felt so! Thank you so very much!!❤️
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Thank you so much, Amy!!💕 Oh my😂
You can think about it now😉 I’m humbled you think so!
Thank you ❤️
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Thank you 💕
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I guess you could say that in a way. Thank you so much!!💕
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Thank you so much, Maggie!! That makes me so happy!!❤️
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Thank you so much! Glad you liked it! Happy Sunday!❤️
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Thank you so much!
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a w e s o m e ! ! !
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Thank you, gotw!
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This is so eloquent and beautiful. I love Arundhati Roy’s ‘God of Small Things’! Have you tried Mira Jacob’s ‘A Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing’?
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Life is full of contradictions, in itself it might be arbitrary. That is why it is upto us to seek or give it the meaning we wish to find. Thought provoking piece! 🖤
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Your questions are interesting, makes me wonder what goes in your head when you wonder. And I do think about plants all the time, how they perceive reality, what is life for them, and how they go about things. I suppose fall is fall because this is the reality of things. Sure, spring is coming, but for now, everything is dead.
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Oh gosh, I missed reading and writing such deep posts!! This was gorgeous, and yet relatable to our lives if we think about it!!
Impressive!!🤩🤗❤
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Thank you so much, Brin!! It is, isn’t it? Looking forward to reading more from you!!🤗💕
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Glad you think so. My head wouldn’t be a pretty place then😂
That’s amazing! It’s quite interesting to wonder how they perceive reality. I agree. Autumn signifies new beginnings in a way while spring is more along the lines of a rebirth.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and share your thoughts!!
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That is a really wise statement and I agree with it! Thank you so much!!
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Thank you so much! Yes, it’s an amazing book.
No, I’m afraid I haven’t read Mira Jacob’s ‘A Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing.’ I’ll check it out soon. Thank you for the suggestion!
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Beautiful D!!!
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Thank you, Aanya!
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You’re welcome!
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I read your magnificent, erudite treaty at 2 o’clock am. I couldn’t
write at that time, and morning brought 40 emails, all very kind, and so I am writing now. Professionally speaking, D, you are an exceptional writer.I need time to read your philosophical work properly, and I will write again. As it is, I love it. You have my full admiration. Thank you.
Joanna
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Eine Geschichte
bleibt im Gedächtnis
der Menschehit
behalten
Gedanken kommen
und gehen wie
der Wind
der Traum
die Sprache der Seele
wiederholt sich
dem uneinsichtigen
Verstand
erst wenn
ihr tägliches
Sagen
für uns im Schlaf
im Wachsein
von uns erfüllt
mag man sich
auf eine
neue Reise
begeben
***
A story
remains in the memory
the human hit
to keep
Thoughts come
and go like
the wind
the dream
the language of the soul
repeated
the stupid
understanding
Only when
her daily
Say
for us in our sleep
while awake
fulfilled by us
one may to a
embark on a new journey
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Korrektur:
der Menschheit
of humanity
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Ich bin in meinem Hause
nicht mein eigener Herr
Meine Seele führt mich
seit meiner Kindheit
durch unsicheres Gelände
***
I am in my house
not my own master
my soul guides me
since my childhood
through unsafe terrain
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“my soul guides me
since my childhood
through unsafe terrain”
Those are brilliant and profound lines.
Thank you so much for sharing this poem!
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I really appreciate you translating your poems from German to English so that non-German speakers can also read and relate to them.
I absolutely loved this poem, especially the part where dreams have been showed as the language of the soul.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and share this marvelous poem!!
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I highly appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to read and share your views on this post.
Thank you so much! I’m humbled you think so. I’m in awe of the deep research you put into your posts as well.
Thank you, once again!
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Beautifully written! Thank you for sharing this 😊💕
– Brittany of Mind.Beauty.Simplicity
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Welcome!! ❤Aww!😊
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Perhaps the leaves wither and die happily, as their time on the tree has passed, and they know in their dying, life for a new leaf is possible!
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This is so deep!!😮👍🏻
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Thank you so much, Kate!!
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Yes, indeed! Autumn becomes a symbol of new beginnings in that manner. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!
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I love this post!
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Thank you so much, Brittany! My pleasure!
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I’m so happy that you do! Thank you!!
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Ich danke Dir, Du hast mich inspiriert
Liebe Grüße
Hans Gamma
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This is the perfect amalgamation of poignance and beauty. Such a thoughtful post. A delightful read! ❤️❤️
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I’m glad you liked it. Thank you so much!❤️
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Ich bin froh, dass du es so gefunden hast. Vielen Dank. Grüße, D.
(Translated using Google Translate)
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Wow…just wow.
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I LOVE IT. I LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUV IT! I TOLD YOU I LOVED IT AND EVERYONE ELSE WOULD DO! So deep and amazing! x
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Aw.. thank you so much!! ❤️You did!😂
If it weren’t for what you said, this would have been chilling out in my trash folder😂💕
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Thank you so much, Millay!!
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Insightful, thoughtful with beautiful imagery…and The quotes supported the blog so well…💟💟
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Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!☺️
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🙂
Oh to be the first to post a comment on a commentary as deep as this one. I must watch closely. I must be lucky. I must pray (or do I mean prey) on this.
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Boy but you’re smart!
Love that quote about falling like you’re falling in love with the ground. 🙂
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Thank you!
Yes, I felt that quote by Andrea Gibson was quite descriptive of autumn.
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!
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This is such an amazing piece..!💐💖💖
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Glad you liked it! Thank you!💕
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Yes..I loved it🥰💖
A great pleasure reading such stuff.
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🤗💕
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Oh, it’s more than descriptive. It’s clever because it works on more than one level. It’s the kind of writing that writers like me can only aspire to. It’s kinda brilliant.
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Glad you think so! Some quotes appear differently for each person, I suppose this was one like that.
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Dear D, I just had a one-hour long laptop ‘freeze’ and I couldn’t access your blog or mine. Just wanted to thank you for writing such a magnificent review. It is so spirit-lifting, as I try to write something interesting, memorable, and useful.
Thank you again.
Joanna
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No worries! My pleasure!
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❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you, Jul!💕
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This was so awesome. Absolutely beautiful and truly amazing just wow wow wow!!!
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Thank you so much, Tia!! I’m glad you liked it!
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Guten Tag.
Wir sind voller Widersprüche. Nur der Mensch kennt die Willkür seiner selbst. Die Seele hat jedem seine eigene Bestimmung und Bedeutung. Niemand muss nach dem Sinn des Lebens suchen. Der Sinn ist, dass ein Mensch lebendig bleibt und ist.
We are full of contradictions. Only the human being knows the arbitrariness of himself. Each soul has its own purpose and meaning. Nobody has to search for the meaning of life. The sense is that a person remains alive and is.
Best regards
Hans Gamma
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That is a deep and an extremely thought provoking write. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!
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Herzliches Dankeschön,
Was dem anderen im Herzen aufleuchtet
sind seine eigenen Gedanken
die er mit der Anschauung
zu seiner Einsicht gemacht hat
***
Thank you very much,
What lights up in the heart of the other
are his own thoughts
which he with the intuition
made to his insight
Kind regards
Hans Gamma
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Absolutely loved it!! I’m sorry I’ve been behind on reading your posts but they are gorgeous as usual xx
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That’s absolutely fine, Tia!🤗💕 Thank you so much!
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Thank you gor this post. I now fond myself in the fall of life facing the two roads in the woods, planning to take the one less traveled. It is painful to rise, but what choice do we have.
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It was my pleasure. I am sorry you seem to be in such a situation but that’s what life is, right? I absolutely agree with that. Thank you for taking the time to read and share your views!
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True that. 😉
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I believe when I get used to the adjustment it will be a good experience. Life has a way of working itself out for the best.
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Wow! You had better pull out of your trash folder more often. You may be stowing away the best of what is yet to be!
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So true. All terrain is unsafe for the soul if God and Jesus are not there to help us through it. As humans, we tend to be drawn to the unsafe much of the time.
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I just read your post some more. I want to *like* it all over again.
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You do amazing things with your writing. I am believing your thoughts are just introverted enough to perceive the point of perfection with what they transmit through your pen to the paper. How you do that amazes me! Keep writing, girl!
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Aw.. thank you for that kind comment!❤️
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Thank you so much!
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Wow, thank you so much! I’m absolutely overwhelmed you think so! ❤️
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You are Most Welcome! Much deserved! 💞💖
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🤗💕
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Good day.
Whoever has God to help him, to him, it is grace.
In my experience it shows …
I must have my sins, my shadows, my inability, all of that; Carry and endure my cross since childhood, on all my paths.
With kind regards
Hans Gamma
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Thank You for reading and commenting! I appreciate it.! Blessings!
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Profound words!
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This grasped me from the very first phrase to the last.
So thought provoking; am absolutely in love with your blog💖✨
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I’m so happy to hear that! Glad you think so.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and share your thoughts!❤️
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So interesting and very much thought provoking. Great post
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Thank you very much for tagging me!! My blogs are award free but your questions are quite tempting 😂 I’ll try and get it done soon!
Thank you so much, once again!💕
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