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My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
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Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas " became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.
Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:50pm August 27, 2025 at 12:50pm
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Prompt:
"The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things as well." Horace Walpole
Write about this in your Blog entry today.
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Look at that! Another blueprint for life. I wish it were that easy to live our lives based on blueprints! Especially me, the one who is interested in a multitude of things...
At first look, I thought the quote was trying to anchor me into just one thing so I could get good at it. That is a positive attitude, perhaps doable, but only at first sight.
This "one thing" is often a passion, a craft, a field of study, or a calling that demands focus and full dedication. To be profoundly interested means to give up passing interests for genuine understanding, to face challenges head on for the main subject, so to contribute meaningfully to it. In my case, that specific area is lit, writing, languages, etc., which is very wide in itself. But then, I'm also interested in numerous other things.
Accordingly, the quote also favors "paying attention" to other "thousand things" as well. I guess those other thousand things are there to feed the primary passion. If so, they may inspire creativity and offer fresh ways of seeing things. Imagine a lawyer interested in poetry or a math wizard who also paints!
Okay then, I'm in agreement with the quote now. Granted, a profound interest and effort on one thing can build identity and a sense of purpose. Then, the other hobbies and interests can frame that identity. Hmmm...not bad at all!
But why does Horace Walpole say this is "the whole secret of life"? I mean, what is so secret about it!
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