Tuesday, March 29, 2011

When I Can't Remember the Words, Rilke Reminds Me

"He starts so deep in misery and, in a strict sense, reaches to eternal bliss; he is a heart that strikes a whole octave:  after him all songs are possible."

(from The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge)
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  1. Lisa SmithMarch 29, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    "He" is our life -- the whole octave, which is made possible through our suffering and our joy.

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  2. Lisacarolinesmith@gmail.comMarch 29, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Eucharisto.

    I think I had more to write about this than I realized.

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