Thursday, December 04, 2008

Truth

Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depths of their hearts where neither sin nor desire nor self-knowledge can reach, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in God's eyes. If only they could see themselves as they really are. If only we could see each other that way all the time, there would be no more war, no more hatred, no more cruelty, no more greed... I suppose the big problem would be that we would fall down and worship each other.
- Thomas Merton

10 comments:

V said...

The animal in the human being. The fatherly, the motherly, the brotherly, the sisterly, and the childly. The partnerly.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon.

Trevor Harden said...

Uh, holy smokes! How's that possible? You wouldn't happen to get a daily email of "Peace Quotes", would ya?

anonymous julie said...

Trev, of course I do! :)

George Breed said...

Julie, that quote is hilarious! I sit here laughing in the early morn. Thank you!

anonymous julie said...

Hi George, glad to make you laugh. I wonder if it's hilarious in a good way, for containing some truth, or hilarious because it's absurdly off the mark.

George Breed said...

'twere the truthful absurdity or absurd truthiness in our falling down and worshiping each other -- that sounds like us humans. Laughter is my usual response to our shenanigans.

isaiah said...

Ha! What a coincidence... Or is it...you and Trev.

Who cares.. It's so beautiful!

anonymous julie said...

Siegfried; wha?

George, glad you're laughing.

Tommy, the events coincide, but not by chance. :)

Kevin Beck said...

Julie,
This is awesome. Thanks!

V said...

Nobody is perfect.

Greetings! Very Merry!