From this I was partly aroused by a glimmering of white, that, through the trees on the left, vaguely crossed my vision, as I gazed upwards. But the trees again hid the object; and at the moment, some strange melodious bird took up its song, and sang, not an ordinary birdsong, with constant repetitions of the same melody, but what sounded like a welcome already overshadowed with the coming farewell. As in all sweetest music, a tinge of sadness was in every note. Nor do we know how much of the pleasures even of life we owe to the intermingled sorrows. Joy cannot unfold the deepest truths, although deepest truth must be deepest joy. Cometh white-robed Sorrow, stooping and wan, and flingeth wide the doors she may not enter. Almost we linger with Sorrow for very love.
-Phantastes A Faerie Romance Chapter X by George MacDonald
What is it to stand on top of a mountain if a helicopter dropped me of?
What is it to rest without previous strife?
What is it to drink without thirst?
To return home without first leaving?
Resurrection without death?
Forgiveness without betrayal?
Love without risk?
Freedom without fear?
Without Judas there is no salvation.
Ancient peoples found that their clothes got cleaner when they washed them at a certain point in the river. Do you know why? Because human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Bodies burned, water seeped through the wooden ashes to create lye. The crucial ingredient. Once it mixed with the melted fat of the bodies, a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. Can I see your hand please?
This is a chemical burn. It will hurt more than you have ever been burned and you will have a scar
Stay with the pain, don’t shut this out The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes, like the first monkey shot into space. Without pain, without sacrifice we would have nothing
Stop it! This is your pain. This is your burning hand its right here
No! Don’t deal with it the way those dead people do. Come On!
what you’re feeling is premature enlightenment
this is the greatest moment of your life and you’re off somewhere missing it
Listen to me. You can run water over your hand to make it worse, or, look at me. Or you can use vinegar to neutralize the burn
First you have to give up. First you have to know, not fear, know that one day you are going to die.
Its only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.
-Fight Club
Everywhere I look in my life I see this question being asked.
We want to eliminate pain but at the cost of freedom.
That is too hefty a price.
To lose freedom is to lose life.
What is it to eliminate pain but lose your life in the process?
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
-Matthew 16
Without pain, without sacrifice we would have nothing.
Nor do we know how much of the pleasures even of life we owe to the intermingled sorrows.
Sea Wolf - Middle Distance Runner
-Phantastes A Faerie Romance Chapter X by George MacDonald
What is it to stand on top of a mountain if a helicopter dropped me of?
What is it to rest without previous strife?
What is it to drink without thirst?
To return home without first leaving?
Resurrection without death?
Forgiveness without betrayal?
Love without risk?
Freedom without fear?
Without Judas there is no salvation.
Ancient peoples found that their clothes got cleaner when they washed them at a certain point in the river. Do you know why? Because human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Bodies burned, water seeped through the wooden ashes to create lye. The crucial ingredient. Once it mixed with the melted fat of the bodies, a thick white soapy discharge crept into the river. Can I see your hand please?
This is a chemical burn. It will hurt more than you have ever been burned and you will have a scar
Stay with the pain, don’t shut this out The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes, like the first monkey shot into space. Without pain, without sacrifice we would have nothing
Stop it! This is your pain. This is your burning hand its right here
No! Don’t deal with it the way those dead people do. Come On!
what you’re feeling is premature enlightenment
this is the greatest moment of your life and you’re off somewhere missing it
Listen to me. You can run water over your hand to make it worse, or, look at me. Or you can use vinegar to neutralize the burn
First you have to give up. First you have to know, not fear, know that one day you are going to die.
Its only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.
-Fight Club
Everywhere I look in my life I see this question being asked.
Safe or Free?
It keeps reappearing over and over. I know I must have written on here over a hundred times about this idea but there is something about this that awakes my heart and moves my spirit. There is something to this freedom I keep searching and seeking. What does this mean? Where will it lead me? Why does this fascinate me so deeply?We want to eliminate pain but at the cost of freedom.
That is too hefty a price.
To lose freedom is to lose life.
What is it to eliminate pain but lose your life in the process?
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
-Matthew 16
Without pain, without sacrifice we would have nothing.
Nor do we know how much of the pleasures even of life we owe to the intermingled sorrows.
Sea Wolf - Middle Distance Runner