Miracles are like stones:They are all around us, offering us their beauty, but no one recognizes their value.We live in a world where miracles abound but only those who have developed their perceptions see them.Without this sensitivity everything is banal, we call each marvel chance and walk through the world without having the key in our pocket called gratitude.Whenever an extraordinary event takes place we consider it a natural phenomenon and feed on it like parasites, giving nothing in return.A miracle instead requires an exchange: I must ensure whatever is given to me will bear fruit for others.If we do not live united with each other we cannot capture the wonder.

—Alejandro Jodorowsky, The Dance of Reality

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