Fields of wildflowers are not meant to be viewed merely as a "pretty" distraction and then passed over in the quest for "more important" things. Rather, they are embodiments of the metaphysical fact that life itself is an overflowing reality. When the poet Rilke exclaimed of a rose that "you are a hundred times yourself in just one flower," he could just as easily substituted the word "life." For in its overflowing, superabundant reality, all of life is utterly mysterious.
Photo: Snowlilies blooming next to my backcountry campsite, with Mt. Owen and the Grand Teton in the background. Cascade Canyon North, Grand Teton National Park, WY; July 8, 2012
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