"Come to the edge", he said.
They said, "We are afraid".
"Come to the edge", he said.
They came.
He pushed them ...
and they flew.
-Guilluame Apollinaire
"Who we are from conception to death isn't the whole story, our life in the universe isn't the whole story, and the universe itself isn't the whole story...and a day will come when we all of us will have stars at elbow and foot."
-John Moriarty, in an interview with RTE
Posts Tagged ‘fintan’
the sound of sacred places (what art is silence II)
But imagine if Amhairgin had gone through the nine waves instead of over them. Even more, imagine this:
Fintan, in the shape of Amhairgin, coming ashore through the nine waves.
What would that homecoming be like? Amhairgin coming ashore, reciting his “I am’s”, and meaning it?
Even more, imagine this:
Fintan, coming through the nine waves, coming ashore through each of us as we recite our “I am’s,” as we recite our “we are’s.”
What would that homecoming be like?
the most perilous of adventures
Renowned for his wisdom, Solomon had spent half his life pursuing wealth, and another large chunk pursuing wisdom, and when asked which was better, he replied:
“The fear of God.”
I think Solomon might have had it wrong.
Bold words I know, but when you think about it, he could have at least articulated himself a bit better.
I think he got it wrong.
Neither wealth, nor wisdom, nor fear of God is better.
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