Togetherness: A Wedding Blessing

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August 2, 2016 a project of ServiceSpace And we will continue together until the road vanishes. - Che Guevara - Togetherness: A Wedding Blessing Exactly a year and a day ago today, doctor-poet Sriram Shamasunder was asked to share a poem to celebrate the wedding of two friends, who in joining their lives together, were also making a commitment to combine their energies, gifts and talents in service of the greater good. The opening lines draw you in: "Somewhere right now so many someones are closing their eyes for the last time / and so many others summon a first cry / a birth / a death / an entrance / an exit / like a train station / continuous / but / To travel together in this life / carries a sweetness / if only for a little while..." Read on for a poem and blessing that articulates the poignant power of togetherness on our human journey. { read more } Be The Change On a similar theme, check out renowned poet Kahlil Gibran's reflection on marriage. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Children Who Shine From Within Can You Teach People to Have Empathy? 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself The Dogs that Protect Little Penguins 19 Uplifting Photos That Capture The Human Spirit Bhutan's Dark Secret to Happiness Before I Go: A Neurosurgeon's Final Reflections On Mortality Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 239,993 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More