Tell To Teach

Welcome

Introductory Verse for

Classical Language Lessons

To the one who understands the meaning of language,

The world reveals itself in pictures.

To the one who can hear the soul of language,

The world unlocks itself as a being.

To the one who experiences the spirit of language,

The world bestows its strength of wisdom.

To the one who can love language,

Language will grant its own power.

So would I turn my heart and mind

To the spirit and soul of the word;

And in my love for the word

Fully experience my Self.

Given by Rudolf Steiner to Maria Roeschl

November 26th, 1922

© Nora Hidalgo, Sebastopol, California, 2012

Illustrations by Maia Kobabe

Maia Kobabe graduated from Dominican University of California with a BFA in Studio Art and a minor in Art History in 2011. She is now working on her MFA from California College of the Arts. More of Maia's work can be seen online at redgoldsparks.carbonmade.com.