The Magic of a Smile

© Ben Heine || Facebook || Twitter || www.benheine.com
____________________________________________________

An older picture (taken in 2006 in Kenya and edited in 2008).
I liked the compo and the fact that the focus is in the background...
____________________________________________________

For more information about my artwork: info@benheine.com
____________________________________________________

Kiss The Earth

A poem by Thich Nhat Hanh (*)

Walk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower bloom.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Bring the Earth your love and happiness.
The Earth will be safe
when we feel safe in ourselves.

(*) Thich Nhat Hanh (pronounced Tick-Naught-Han) is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk. During the war in Vietnam, he worked tirelessly for reconciliation between North and South Vietnam. His lifelong efforts to generate peace moved Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He lives in exile in a small community in France where he teaches, writes, gardens, and works to help refugees worldwide. He has conducted many mindfulness retreats in Europe and North America helping veterans, children, environmentalists, psychotherapists, artists and many thousands of individuals seeking peace in their hearts, and in their world. Read more : [link]

-------------

--> The poem appeared on [link]