Blake

To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. William Blake, from "Auguries of Innocence"

Monday, October 31, 2011

A Father's Gift to His Daughter


Dear Daughter,

In a couple of days, Papa will be back home.

This has been a long Time away from you, and I have thought of you every day. I kept this blog for you so that you would know how much I thought about you and so that you could share for the time being the things that I will share in person with you when I return to Belgium.

Sometimes in life, we need to be away from what is familiar in order to become more familiar with ourselves. Sometimes we have to be away from what is closest to us to find out what that really is. That sounds like funny “Papa Talk,” but it is true, and it is something that you may find to be very important in your own life one day.

I hope that when I am back, we can go through these blogs together and I can tell you all about the stories in detail, and that at night, before you go to bed, we can do many, many “Buglette Chronicles” with pictures and stories about what Papa did in India and what you have been doing in Belgium.

And, we will eat sour sticks together again.

I Love you,

Papa

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