Most people don’t know at all how beautiful the world is
Rainer Rilke's love letter to the small things
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On this day in 1901, Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke sent the following letter and poem to Helmuth Westhoff, a German painter and the brother of Clara Westhoff, a sculptor who had recently married Rilke. In a world that often feels too fast and too loud, there’s a certain solace to be found in these words, and a welcome reminder to seek joy in the smal…
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