Swim the torrents“Most persons who have been through hell of various kinds—war, massacre
Swim the torrents“Most persons who have been through hell of various kinds—war, massacre, assault, torture, profound sorrows—will tell that, even though they still feel sick with the weight of it all, and perhaps also ill with regrets of one kind or another—they are nevertheless learning how to swim strong to reach the able raft of the soul. Though there is something to be said for those rare heroes and heroines who sit on the undisturbed shore enjoying the intense beauty of the soul rise, I am more on the side of those who must swim the torrents while crying out for help. In all, they are striving hard not to drown before they can reach the safety of the soul’s arms. And most who have been so deeply harmed will tell you that, all the while they are swimming, they feel their own soul is rowing toward them with the strongest, deepest of strokes that can only come from One who loves without limits.”— Clarissa Pinkola Estes, from her introduction to the 2004 edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell(Image: “Torrents” by D. B. Abacahin) -- source link
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