Today’s inspiration point is from Lewis Carroll:
When you are describing,
A shape, or sound, or tint;
Don’t state the matter plainly,
But put it in a hint;
And learn to look at all things,
With a sort of mental squint.
I like this because it reminds me that everything is not as it first seems. Â Every object, person, chemical, song, etc. has layers and layers of complexity. Â When I live my life acknowledging that there is “more beyond,” I am suddenly fascinated by every detail and seek to learn what it has to teach me. Â Perhaps Carroll was just cleverly stating how to interest the reader in words, but his poem has much to say to me about the excitement of living a life full of wonder.
