~ 8.5x11'' linocut
~thought from Henri Nouwen:
There is a great difference between successfulness and fruitfulness.
Success comes from strength, control, and respectability. A successful person
has the energy to create something, to keep control over its development, and
to make it available in large quantities. Success brings many rewards and often
fame. Fruits, however, come from weakness and vulnerability. And fruits are
unique. A child is the fruit conceived in vulnerability, community is the fruit
born through shared brokenness, and intimacy is the fruit that grows through
touching one another's wounds. Let's remind one another that what brings us
true joy is not successfulness but fruitfulness.
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