Being a well

Reading from Tuesday, February 13, 2013 yoga class

"What makes this world so lovely is that somewhere it hides a well.
Something lovely there is about a well
so deep
unpiped and real
filled
with buckets and buckets
of that life-giving drink.
A faucet will do in a hurry,
but what makes the world so lovely
is that somewhere
it hides a well!

Sometimes people are like wells
deep and real
natural (unpiped)
life-giving
calm and cool
refreshing.
They bring out what is best in you
They are like fountains of pure joy
They make you want to sing, or maybe dance
They encourage you to laugh
even when things get rough
and maybe that's why
things never stay rough
once you've found a well.

Some experiences are like wells too.
People create them
They are life-giving happenings
They are redeeming experiences
They are wells,
wells of wonder
wells of hope.
When you find a well
and you will some day,
drink deeply of the gift within.
And then maybe soon
you'll discover
that you've become what you've received,
and then you'll be a well for others to find.

So lift up your eyes
and look all around you:
over the mountains, down in the valley
out in the ocean, over the runways
into the cities, into the country,
sidewalks and highways--
paths in the forest
into the hearts of a thirsty people.

Look!
And I beg you
don't ever stop looking
because what makes this world so lovely
is that SOMEWHERE
it hides a well,
a well that hasn't been found yet.

And if you don't find it
maybe nobody will!

And if you don't be one--
maybe, nobody will find you!"

                               Macrina Wiederkehr