The Pearl of the Silence of God

"The man who has known pure joy, if only for a moment… is the only man for whom affliction is something devastating… But, after all, for him it is no punishment; it is God holding his hand and pressing rather hard.

For, if he remains constant, what he will discover buried deep under the sound of his own lamentations is the pearl of the silence of God." 

– Simone Weil,

- Gravity and Grace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTO: SILENT INTERIORS by Artiii

Comments

[James the Thickheaded]

Delighted to see the second post! in some time. And the photos, too. THank you.

[Isabella]

I 'm trying to leave a little something whenever I surface for a breath of air; just crumbs, really, marking a trail that might be (or might not be) helpful in hindsight.
Never thought I would miss those days of choosing and what pleasant privilege it is sometimes to stand for a long time and muse (or agonize) over "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood..."
I know…Cryptic comments/posts; But you have some real doozies yourself there, bro.

[Jamesthethickheaded]

Isabella: I like to think all blogs should be so freely expressive we're able to risk saying what we think, what we need, and who we are. They are indeed crumbs dropped in a forest that we might retrace paths to see who we were in this mystery of life.