Woman’s Embrace
There was a woman who lived far off in India’s countryside. She was unmarried, and she was neither rich nor poor. She lived in a little villa with a dozen rats who sometimes came to get milk, and sandpipers and snipes came from the heavens to be fed in the yard. Kitties came and rubbed their backs against the corners of the house, and furthermore, the thing that raised eyebrows in the village was the degree to which widowers and young men came to her for coffee, conversation and prayer. There was something about her that made them stay, holding her in their arms and being held in return. This flow of visitors was unchanging and she never picked a suitor. No one knew she had suffered a broken heart long ago, yet fuller and more full it became as the milk and grain never ran out for the wayward guests.
Nina Lois is a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Denver obtaining a Master's Degree in Humanities with a B.A. in political science. Her passions are broad when it comes to the human condition. She is deeply interested in philosophy, psychology, environmental and social justice, peace studies, music, nutrition, tradition, and progress. 
Upon her imminent graduation, she wishes to contribute to the health, wealth, and happiness of the community through involvement, writing, and research. For goodness's sake, love the body, cultivate the mind and a garden, and feed the soul!
Thanks again
Maybe I should be like this woman.
May 15th, 2007 at 8:59 pm