Choosing

From Lifting Our Voices a UU collection of readings. 

Words by Boris Novak                           
                                     as translated by Mia Dintinjana 
                 
Between two words, 
choose the quieter one. 
Between word and silence 
choose listening.
Between two books 
choose the dustier one. 
Between the earth and the sky, 
choose the bird. 
Between two animals 
choose the one who needs you more. 
Between two children, 
choose both. 
Between the lesser and the bigger evil, 
choose neither. 
Between hope and despair, 
choose hope: 
it will be harder to bear.