Something I just learned about the heart...

[marasinghe]

10. you and me, Ruby; and a bunch of others.

we're trying to pull blindfolds off, with hands clasped behind our backs.
i think 'trying' not only counts; it is everything.
go down each dark alley; find a dead end.
come back & go down another.
until the last one left is the right one.
and if we're 'fortunate' enough, perhaps the first might be the last.
to paraphrase Edison: '1% inspiration & 99% perspiration'.

The Buddha said: it took his life force countless eons, to find the answer;
and the only thing that counted in the quest, was the unshakeable determination to find it.
Hopefully, following his lead, our trips may be shorter. or not.