And the dialogue belongs to them (2): Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin

"I’ve been considering the phrase “all my relations” for some time now. It’s hugely important. It’s our saving grace in the end. It points to the truth that we are all related, that we are all connected, that we all belong to each other. The most important word is “all.” Not just those who look like me, sing like me, dance like me, speak like me, pray like me or behave like me. ALL my relations. That means every person, just as it means every rock, mineral, blade of grass, and creature. We live because everything else does. If we were to choose collectively to live that teaching, the energy of our change of consciousness would heal each of us—and heal the planet." (from "Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations" by Richard Wagamese)
Iwao Akiyama (Japan, 1921-2014)