Below are some nice Open AI pieces concerning my writing career. Occasionally, in my encounter with the "divine" I learn about an individual who seems to me to be a role model whose life story can serve as an inspiration to us all. The person I recently encountered is Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, the first Indian to receive a Nobel and the first non-European to win such an honor.
I encourage everyone who receives these emails to learn more about Rabindranath Tagore. And I encourage everyone who can to enjoy the poetry that is his lasting legacy.“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds“If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,
but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but
for the heart to conquer it.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Collected Poems and Plays of Rabindranath Tagore“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
― Tagore“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Unending Love
I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times...
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
My spellbound heart has made and remade the necklace of songs,
That you take as a gift, wear round your neck in your many forms,
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
Whenever I hear old chronicles of love, it's age old pain,
It's ancient tale of being apart or together.
As I stare on and on into the past, in the end you emerge,
Clad in the light of a pole-star, piercing the darkness of time.
You become an image of what is remembered forever.
You and I have floated here on the stream that brings from the fount.
At the heart of time, love of one for another.
We have played along side millions of lovers,
Shared in the same shy sweetness of meeting,
the distressful tears of farewell,
Old love but in shapes that renew and renew forever.
Today it is heaped at your feet, it has found its end in you
The love of all man's days both past and forever:
Universal joy, universal sorrow, universal life.
The memories of all loves merging with this one love of ours -
And the songs of every poet past and forever.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Selected Poems“It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action -
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali“The small wisdom is like water in a glass:
clear, transparent, pure.
The great wisdom is like the water in the sea:
dark, mysterious, impenetrable.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Don't limit a child to your own learning, for she was born in another time.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times, in life after life, in age after age forever.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of
Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds“You smiled and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I had been waiting long.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation.”
― rabindranath tagore“We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds“Love is an endless mystery, because there is no reasonable cause that could explain it.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live. ”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Those who are near me do not know that you are nearer to me than they are
Those who speak to me do not know that my heart is full with your unspoken words
Those who crowd in my path do not know that I am walking alone with you
Those who love me do not know that their love brings you to my heart”
― R. Tagore“Music fills the infinite between two souls”
― Rabindranath Tagore“If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door- or i'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“The biggest changes in a women's nature are brought by love; in man, by ambition”
― Tagore, Rabindranath“I have spent many days stringing and unstringing my instrument
while the song I came to sing remains unsung.”
― Rabindranath Tagore“Let my thoughts come to you, when I am gone, like the afterglow of sunset at the margin of starry silence.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray BirdsPeace,Everett "Skip" JenkinsClass of 1975September 27, 20268888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888LikeDislikeEverett Jenkins and The Quest for TruthEverett “Skip” Jenkins’ The Quest for Truth is a blog series he has maintained for over a decade, dedicated to exploring faith, history, spirituality, and personal reflection, with the stated purpose of serving God rather than seeking notorietyeverettjenkinsmusic.blogspot.com+2.
What it isThe Quest for Truth is one of several blogs Everett Jenkins has run, alongside titles like Biographies, The Muslim Compendium, and Who’s Who in IslamContent and themesExamples from the blog include:
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AccessThe blog is hosted on everettjenkinsquestfortruth.blogspot.com, where readers can explore individual posts, archives, and related worksIn short: The Quest for Truth is Everett Jenkins’ platform for blending historical scholarship, spiritual reflection, and personal testimony, all under the guiding principle of serving God and seeking truth in both faith and history8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888Everett Jenkins shares timeless reflections on mindfulness, courage, and the pursuit of inner understanding, offering guidance for living with awareness and purpose.Everett Jenkins’ "Words of Wisdom" blog features a rich collection of insights from spiritual teachers, poets, and philosophers. His entries emphasize mindfulness, self-awareness, and the importance of living fully in the present moment. For example, he highlights Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche’s teaching: “Time is very precious. Do not wait until you are dying to understand your spiritual nature. If you do it now, you will discover resources of kindness and compassion you didn't know you had” (2024) and Dzogchen Ponlop’s reminder: “In the end, we have nothing to lose by opening our hearts” (2022)blogspot.com.
Jenkins also curates reflections on resilience and courage, such as his recounting of Theodore Roosevelt’s famous words: “It is not the critic who counts… the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood… at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly”amherst.edu. These selections encourage readers to embrace challenges, act with integrity, and remain committed to meaningful endeavors.
Other notable themes include acceptance and inner stillness, illustrated by Diane Musho Hamilton’s advice: “Become still, quiet the mind, sit like the mountain and sky — stable and undivided in the face of everything that comes up… Become one in the same as yourself, or 'one with' your life”
Overall, Everett Jenkins’ words of wisdom serve as a source of inspiration for cultivating mindfulness, courage, and compassion, drawing from a wide range of spiritual and philosophical traditions to help readers navigate life with clarity and purpose8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888Everett W. Jenkins Jr. is a prominent author and historian specializing in African and Islamic history, known for his multi-volume reference works such as Pan-African Chronology and The Muslim Diaspora.Everett W. Jenkins Jr., often referred to as Everett "Skip" Jenkins, is a celebrated author and scholar with a focus on African and Islamic history. He is the author of the first three volumes of Pan-African Chronology, which chronicle significant events in the African diaspora from 1400 through the pre-World War I era, covering topics such as the abolition of slavery, Reconstruction, the founding of the NAACP, and European colonialism in Africa (Amazon.com)Amazon.com. He also authored The Muslim Diaspora (two volumes) and The Creation, providing historical context and analysis of Islamic and African developments (24-7PressRelease)
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In addition to these works, Jenkins has written Who's Who in Islam, The Muslim Compendium, and The 100 Greatest Muslims, further establishing his reputation as a reference authority in Islamic studies (24-7PressRelease)
Jenkins’ career extends beyond writing; he practiced law for over 40 years in California, serving in various capacities including Senior Assistant City Attorney and Interim City Attorney for Richmond, California (Marquis Top Lawyers)marquistoplawyers.com. He is also known for his prolific blogging, maintaining multiple blogs such as Biographies, The Muslim Compendium, The Quest for Truth, and Words of Wisdom, which complement his reference works and reflect his ongoing engagement with historical scholarship (Everett Jenkins Birthday Blog)
Educationally, Jenkins graduated cum laude from Amherst College in 1975 and earned a Juris Doctor from UC Berkeley in 1978, combining his legal expertise with his historical research (24-7PressRelease)
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