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Thanksgiving Thought Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 Hi folks, Good writing is a great gift, and in thankfulness for someone sharing this piece with me, I now return the favor (I didn't write this, but I wish I had!). The author lived in the last century, and I offer it as a way of celebrating the convivium we are creating together. Enjoy the holiday! Ferdi |
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from Havelock Ellis, adapted "The present is, in every age, merely the shifting point at which past and future meet. There can be no world without traditions; neither can there be any life without movement. There is never a moment when the new dawn is not breaking over the earth, and never a moment when the sunset ceases to die. It is well to greet serenely even the first glimmer of the dawn when we see it - not hastening toward it with undue speed, nor leaving the sunset without gratitude for the dying light that was once dawn. "In the moral world we are ourselves the lightbearers, and the cosmic process is in us made flesh. For a brief space it is granted to us, if we will, to enlighten the darkness that surrounds our path. As in the ancient torch-races we press forward torch in hand along the course. Soon from behind will come the runners who will outpace us. All our skill lies in giving into their hands the living torch, bright and unflickering as we ourselves disappear in the darkness." |
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