"to feel myself beloved on the earth"

Édouard Vuillard, “Le grenier de la Grangette à Valvins,” 1897, oil on board laid down on cradled panel, 18 x 25 7/8 in.

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Late Fragment
by Raymond Carver

And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.

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Creative Invitation

Name what you want from this life, in one sentence. No pressure. First thought; best thought. It’s just for today. You can have anything at all ~ what do you want?