Around the corner Quote by Jamaica Kincaid
““Observing any human being from infancy, seeing someone come into existence, like a new flower in bud, each petal first tightly furled around another, and then the natural loosening and unfurling, the opening into a bloom, the life of that bloom, must be something wonderful to behold; to see experience collect in the eyes, around the corners of the mouth, the weighing down of the brow, the heaviness in heart and soul, the thick gathering around the waist, the breasts, the slowing down of footsteps not from old age but only with the caution of life-all this is something so wonderful to observe, so wonderful to behold; the pleasure for the observer, the beholder, is an invisible current between the two, observed and observer, beheld and beholder, and I believe that no life is complete, no life is really whole, without this invisible current, which is in many ways a definition of love.””
About This Quote
Source Essay: “The Invisible Current of Love,” 1993
Describes love as a subtle, shared experience that completes life, observed through physical and emotional cues.
In simple terms: Love is a quiet, shared feeling that makes life whole.
Key Takeaway
Recognize and cherish the unseen bonds.
Themes
love
human experience
connection
Mood
thoughtful
poetic
Type
inspirational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- relationships
- parenting
- artistic
- spiritual practice
Key Concepts
empathy
shared consciousness
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- What invisible currents shape your relationships?
- How can we nurture unseen connections?
A Different Perspective
Love may be idealized, not always felt.
