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Author Paulo Coelho is best known for his beloved 1988 book “The Alchemist,” a story that encapsulates his pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in literature and in life. This line, however, comes from a later novel, “By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept.” The book follows a pair of lovers, former childhood friends, as they navigate a journey through sacred sites in the French Pyrenees. One of the two has become a spiritual guru and miracle worker, and must choose between his calling and his affair. Yet, in the end, valuing one lover’s spiritual growth brings happiness to them both, for herein lies the paradox of happiness: When it is shared it does not diminish, but grows.

Irish poet, author, and dramatist W.B. Yeats observes here that poetry is best nurtured by our own internal conflict and contemplation. While we exercise our language and communication skills by debating with others, poetry is something deeply personal, expressing the unspoken, unresolved thoughts in our minds and feelings in our hearts.

Hi Beacon; it’s Mayor Lee Kyriacou with a quick update on COVID test kits.

Test Kits:  The City is expecting to get another limited supply of COVID-19 home test kits early next week.  We are expecting to distribute on Tuesday February 1st between 5:00 and 7:30 PM, at both the Howland Public Library on Main St. as well as the City Recreation Department at 23 W Center St. Limit is one to a household and you’ll need some proof of Beacon residency.

The City of Beacon will also post the same information on the City website at https://beaconny.gov/ and on the City’s Facebook account.

Attention residents of Beacon Housing Authority. Due to the inclement weather expected tomorrow, the Seniors Feeding Seniors Program has been cancelled. There will be no food deliveries tomorrow as planned. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have signed up to receive a meal please make a note that there will be no food deliveries tomorrow Saturday January 29th 2022. Also please share this information with your neighbors and friends.

Thank You

BHA Management

In India during the early 20th century, few artists exercised more influence than writer and painter Rabindranath Tagore. A persuasive advocate for Indian independence, he did not live to see the 1947 milestone achieved. Yet following the example set by his father, Maharishi Debendranath, Tagore devoted his years to benefiting future generations. On the site of his father’s meditation center in Santiniketan, India, Tagore created an experimental school with five students and five teachers. That school blossomed into Vishva-Bharati University, now a century-old public institution with an enrollment in the thousands. As his quote implies, no legacy is more worthwhile than bettering the world for others.

In his 1923 book “The Dance of Life,” English physician and psychologist Havelock Ellis puts his own spin on the common wisdom that the most valuable things in life are worth working for. A pioneering researcher whose studies into human sexuality challenged the conventions of Victorian-era society, Ellis knew the goals we chase lie on the other side of hard work, fear, and challenge.

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