“The approach of a man’s life out of the past is history; and the approach of time out of the future is mystery. Their meeting is the present, and it is consciousness, the only time life is alive. The endless wonder of this meeting is what causes the mind, in its inward liberty of a frozen morning, to turn back and question and remember. The world is full of places. Why is it that I am here?” - The Long-Legged House, Wendell Barry
“I see the terrifying spaces of the universe that enclose me, and I find myself attached to a corner of this vast expanse, without knowing why I am more in this place than in any other, nor why this little time that is given me to live is assigned me at this point more than another out of all the eternity that has preceded me and out of all that will follow me.” - Thoughts on Religion, Pascal
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Francisco Fernández 03.19.06 at 1:57 pm
I think the Why I am here from the two (great) quotes is born from a deep Who really I am; the ultimate question for some of us.
By the way: nice blog.
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Shai Coggins 03.31.06 at 9:07 am
Indeed!
Thanks for your kind words!
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