(initially shared by Montreal-based Chawki or Dr. Hitti).
“Life is beautiful
when love flows through us like a silent river,
softly shaping the shores of our days.
It is beautiful when hearts open,
when we dare to embrace another’s soul,
when we become both the giver and the gift.
Life is beautiful
when we grow—
not in haste, nor in fear—
but like trees reaching patiently toward the sun,
accepting each season,
each fall, each bloom,
as a sacred step in the unfolding.
Life is beautiful
when we find meaning,
not as something waiting at the end of the road,
but as seeds hidden in the cracks of today,
in the smallest acts,
in silent courage,
in quiet kindness.
Life is beautiful
when we are present—
when we touch the fabric of this moment
with our bare hands,
when we drink from the cup of now
as if it were the first sip of life.
And life is most beautiful
when we tremble in awe,
when words dissolve before the vastness,
when we kneel before the mystery that holds us—
in the stars,
in the birth of a child,
in the silence between heartbeats.
It is not answers we seek,
but the sacred wonder that keeps us alive,
the breathless recognition:
To be here.
To love.
To grow.
To mean.
To behold.
This—this is the beauty”.
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