Goethe's Poems for the Skies

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November 5, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace To find yourself in the infinite, You must distinguish and then combine; Therefore my winged song thanks The man who distinguished cloud from cloud. - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe - Goethe's Poems for the Skies "Since the dawn of our species, the water cycle's most visible expression in the skies --[clouds]-- has bewitched artists, poets, and scientists [...] as a beautiful natural metaphor for the philosophy that there in an inherent balance to life, that what we give will soon be replenished." Here, we read about the "singular quality of prayerfulness to clouds -- a certain secular reverence undergirding their allure to both art and science" which drew 18th century writer and poet, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe to offer some deep and sincere reflections on the beauty of clouds. { read more } Be The Change Take a moment to look at the clouds today. What feeling do they inspire in you? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Can You Teach People to Have Empathy? Before I Go: A Neurosurgeon's Final Reflections On Mortality This Is Your Brain On Scarcity 7 Keys To A Good Death DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 163,373 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More