| | Discovering good"Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good" (Proverbs 16:20).
This verse could refer to choosing one's own words with care or to meditating on the words of others. Either way, there is much good to be discovered from the word. Perhaps this is why so many thoughtful people have looked to poetry for some sort of resurrection of meaning.
One example of a man who maintained faith in the power of the word despite seemingly hopeless circumstances is the Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert, who in his poem "The Envoy of Mr. Cogito" advises the reader to "repeat old incantations of humanity fables and legends / because this is how you will attain the good you will not attain / repeat great words repeat them stubbornly / like those crossing the desert who perished in the sand." |
| | Posted 3/17/2008 4:00 AM - 2 comments
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