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All this is flashy rhetoric about loving you.
I never had a selfless thought since I was born.
I am mercenary and self-seeking through and through:
I want God, you, all friends, merely to serve my turn.
Peace, re-assurance, pleasure, are the goals I seek,
I cannot crawl one inch outside my proper skin:
I talk of love – a scholar’s parrot may talk Greek –
But, self-imprisoned, always end where I begin.
Only that now you have taught me (but how late) my lack.
I see the chasm. And everything you are was making
My heart into a bridge by which I might get back
From exile, and grow man. And now the bridge is breaking.
For this I bless you as the ruin falls. The pains
You give me are more precious than all other gains.
I never had a selfless thought since I was born.
I am mercenary and self-seeking through and through:
I want God, you, all friends, merely to serve my turn.
Peace, re-assurance, pleasure, are the goals I seek,
I cannot crawl one inch outside my proper skin:
I talk of love – a scholar’s parrot may talk Greek –
But, self-imprisoned, always end where I begin.
Only that now you have taught me (but how late) my lack.
I see the chasm. And everything you are was making
My heart into a bridge by which I might get back
From exile, and grow man. And now the bridge is breaking.
For this I bless you as the ruin falls. The pains
You give me are more precious than all other gains.
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)
Oy vey
It has been a long time since I have been around here. Life just keeps getting in the way. Hopefully I will be more active again.
So Sorry
I have been very busy lately with getting a new job, followed a few months later by a promotion, that I haven't had much time for art. Again. I feel like an ass. I plan to be making more fractals (and, hopefully, more photos) soon. Thanks to all of you that have been liking my work and watching me. I appreciate it.
Vielen Dank!
Thank you! To everyone that has shown appreciation for my work this year :D Life has kept me so busy that I have had little time to spare on the fun of making art. Thank you for not giving up on me :happybounce:
Xie Xie
Hello! I've been away for quite awhile and just now dropped in as I'm making sure everything has gone okay with a fresh OS install. It is a very pleasant surprise to see all the birthday wishes :D Hopefully, I'll be more active again soon. In the meantime it's nice to know I haven't been forgotten :)
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CS Lewis one of my favorite authors. Thanks for posting it. It's his 50th anniversary in heaven this month!!!