Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Service
"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."
— Buddha

Love After Love: an Ode to Being at Home in Ourselves

Love After Love: an Ode to Being at Home in Ourselves
It is often said that in order to truly love another, you must learn to love yourself. But, what does loving yourself even mean? Enjoy this poem by Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott that presents one perspective on what it means to love yourself. This masterpiece has been described as "one of the greatest, most soul-stretching poems ever written."

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