sylvia plath on experiencing life

sunrise on highway 6

"I want to taste and glory in each day, 

and never be afraid to experience pain; 

and never shut myself up 

in a numb core of nonfeeling, 

or stop questioning and criticizing life 

and take the easy way out. 

To learn and think: to think and live; 

to live and learn: this always, 

with new insight, 

new understanding, and new love."

-Sylvia Plath