Where All Is Well

There was something marvelously soothing about wandering around in Big Bend.  Such a peaceful place to be -- near the river, the mountains, the wall of rock, the vast nothingness.  Big Bend holds a quieting solitude that would comfort any soul, be it restless or already at ease. It is a happy place.

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. As longs as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be. And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles. ― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl