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. Every object, person, chemical, song, etc. has layers and layers of complexity. 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. 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.
