July 1, 2004
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Yosemite National Park – Bridal Veil Fall
Do not pursue what is illusory – property and position: all that is gained at the expense
of your nerves decade after decade and can be confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady
superiority over life – don’t be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness; it is after all,
all the same: the bitter doesn’t last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Comments (28)
Bridal Veil Falls? Hmmm…I wonder why they call it that?
solzhenitsyn is by far my favorite russian writer. there’s something to his words, I can’t quite place my finger on it, but it gets to me, every time.
beautiful photo as always.
I dig ol’ Solzhy.
And is it just me or does that picture conjure up something a little, uh, naughty? Maybe I’m just of that frame of mind here lately.
Nice falls, though. I love this park.
I always wanted to live right under waterfalls… in the caves where the water is the door or curtain that shields me from everything else.
If not a dog person… then a cat person?
Right. Lovely.
wow pretty.
I have that photo someplace in black and white, or one just about like it. When I was a kid, we went out that way and I remember the fellow who developed the photos for me telling me it was a good shot. I took it with a little ol’ box camera. I need to look that up…..
Didn’t they put Solzhenitsyn in prison for his ideas? He must have been a very brave man.
What a great pic:coolman:
love, love, LOVE the quote.
I love waterfalls.
oh, it’s lovely! too bad the first (and possibly last time) i was at Yosemite, the falls weren’t flowing so nicely… it probably liked you better.
Beautiful!
Enjoy your weekend!
… I’m off to catch up.
:coolman:WOW…what a beautiful pix…huggs…Sassy
Another wonderful picture. I love waterfalls.
Beautiful.:sunny:
I can see where the name came from. Great picture. :goodjob:
that’s so beautiful… :wha:
LOL! I hit the wrong smiley!
I meant:
“that’s so beautiful… :sunny:”
sheesh.
talk about mixed messages… :wha:
What a refreshing photo. And I like the juxtaposition of the quote saying”overflows” & a waterfall.
ah,
i am overwhelmed by the apt choices in your quotations. so true, so true.
particularly the shadow and the tree.
have a pancake, go ahead, it’s on me.
:sunny: Thanks for that!
If only I was stringent enough to follow his advice. I spend most of my waking and sleeping hours yearning after happiness. It’s so damn elusive though isn’t it. But, he’s right. The cup is never overflowing. Great words to follow a spectacular view.
lisa
Solzhenitsyn said some great things. And speaking underneath a wondrous waterfall makes him even more listenable.
Thanks! I can’t wait to get back home. Love the new profile pic!
ack! that’s a beautiful moment/shot!
What a great photo and quote!
how very right.. nothing lasts forever.. the moment is all that we should live by.. then we’ll be more ‘alive’.
and thank you for reading beyond what i said.. it is giving in and not giving up..
ah. the Russians. great quote, Madame. (and thanks for ‘splaining what manzanita’s are *g*). namaste.