Reverence

Reverence is the practice of faith. Literally the practice, not the feeling. Faith is a very functional practice, and I am not referring to religion.

Reverence is the recognition that the sum of your life is greater than whatever part currently has your attention. Reverence is that sense of respect you have, and maybe notice most when you are in the “unknown”, but people give into egotism and begin to generalize what they “know” to every aspect of life. Is this sound reasoning?

Reverence is not in ideas, but in what they will make you do. Believe reverence is possible and you will act like it is.

“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.” Henry David Thoreau (American Essayist, Poet and Philosopher, 1817-1862)

“Always and in everything let there be reverence.” Confucius (China’s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC)

“If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.” Albert Schweitzer (German medical Missionary, Theologian, Musician and Philosopher. 1952 Nobel Peace Prize, 1875-1965)