"This palimpsest of contemporary people and events laid over our previous experiences creates an iridescence, a glow, a shimmer, that adds a layer of joy, melancholy, wonder, and understanding to our lives. It is not just this present moment that is, but everything is connected, past present and future, and one thing flows from the previous moments and into future moments. This experiential palimpsest, moment-to-moment, day-by-day, year-by-year, is what creates rich deposits of memory, feeling, anticipation, and beauty or sadness depending on the nature and intensity of the layers of our experiences. Gardeners understand this miracle in their hands and hearts."
From my The Garden: Perennial Reflections on Beginnings and Ends Chapter 23 Palimpsest
