Connecting With My World

A Different Drummer

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.  Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”

 Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

 

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7 Responses

  1. They tell me there are at least fifty different kinds of drums across the world. I wonder what kind I hear–perhaps the bass or snare drum. No matter. We need to march joyfully with the sound we hear.

    May 17, 2012 at 6:59 am

  2. Love your slide show. How proud that black tulip stands among the rest!

    May 17, 2012 at 7:02 am

    • And it seems to make the others more beautiful because of the contrasting colour.

      May 17, 2012 at 8:50 am

  3. I absolutely love this quote! And the photo goes perfectly with it!

    July 30, 2012 at 10:23 am

    • Thank you for your comments. Flowers have a way of communicating profound ideas without words – they reach out to us simply by being alive.

      July 30, 2012 at 12:25 pm

  4. Hi, Kimberly. I agree with you. Thoreau was wise

    July 30, 2012 at 9:35 pm

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