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A Cycle of Poems by Stephen A. SchrumAdditional Material by COLLABorators |
10. "Elle Couvrait son Troisieme Oiel Pendant le Petit Mort" |
... | At present we seem to fall into devolution with our 20th Century cults of plastic and sex. But this is only a preparation for springing ahead, as we draw back the arrow, to send it forward. And I guess I should have known better than to try to find Enlightenment and knowledge on a college campus. I didn't go to the university for an education; I went to learn. I learned about myself by observing people I didn't like, determining what it was I didn't like about them, discovering those things were a part of me-- and getting rid of them. Why make resolutions only on New Year’s? Each day is a new beginning; each day should be a holiday to celebrate that we’re alive Of course, there can be no absolutely fresh start, for that requires a totally fresh personality an impossibility without madness or transcendence. No matter when we die, we die too soon. Unless Enlightenment comes to us first. [Yes, Socrates, only a fool would fail to see the logic in that.] |
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