Death contradicts…
Philosophers say we own our own deaths. I don’t think so. Death contradicts ownership and self.
« πλ | 1 Sep 2005 »
Quotes — Death (7 entries)
In death as in an ocean…
In death as in an ocean, all our slow or swift diminishments flow out and merge. Death is the sum and consummation of all our dimishments.
« πλ | 17 Jan 2006 »
Keep a clear eye toward…
Keep a clear eye toward life’s end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God’s creature. What you are in His sight is what you are and nothing more.
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing that you have received…but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.
« πλ | 19 Feb 2006 »
Prepare to die by…
We prepare to die by pushing ourselves to love less narrowly. In that sense, readying ourselves for death is really an ever-widening entry into life.
« πλ | 26 Jul 2006 »
There will come a time…
There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.
« πλ | 4 Feb 2006 »
Upon death, two questions…
Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, “Did you bring joy?” The second was, “Did you find joy?”
« πλ | 18 Nov 2005 »
What the caterpillar calls…
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.
« πλ | 24 Sep 2005 »
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