I see that the life of this place is always emerging beyond expectatio…

Wendell Berry
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I see that the life of this place is always emerging beyond expectation or prediction or typicality, that it is unique, given to the world minute by minute, only once, never to be repeated. And this is when I see that this life is a miracle, absolutely worth having, absolutely worth saving. We are alive within mystery, by miracle. ✨ Wendell Berry (2001). Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition, Counterpoint Press
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