I thought I had written this up on the blog, a quote from Zenzele, which I learned about in graduate school during my cynical stage and then loved so much I used it as a text for the class I taught. The book has become one of my all time favorites and one I hope to read with my girls someday. Prompted by a discussion about another blog & a prior blog post of my own, here’s the quote:

Shiri, at the end of the day you will meet only two men in your life: One will make your hands tremble, the other will make them steady. The first will be your passion of youth, but like the blazing fires of the bush, it will soon die to glowing embers, then cool ashes. The second will enter your life quietly, like a thief in the night. He will be like the mighty trees in the forest that we do not see before us, yet they are there, strong and tall; in rain and sun, they dig their roots deep and shade us with their leaves. It is the second one you must marry. He will be a good husband and father to your children.

Nothing stirred in me the day that I met your father. He deftly entered my life just as my mother had predicted, like a silent thief. Perhaps it shall go differently with you. Either way, I hope those graceful hands will know the lightness of tremor and the peaceful gravity that a beloved heart brings.

Such a good book, wonderful read, go check it out or come borrow my copy.

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