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"The Exegesis," by Elder Olson

  • Posted by Rev. Dr. Catherine Cantrell, MS, M.Ed., Ph.D. November 1, 2010 - 1,517 views

    Nothing is lost; be still; the universe is honest
    Time, like the sea, gives all back in the end,
    But only in its own way, on its own conditions:
    Empires as grains of sand, force as coal,
    Mountains as pebbles. Be still; be still, I say;
    You were never the water, only a wave;
    Not substance, but a form substance assumed.

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    Deleted Member This poem reminds me of the first time I saw a group of Buddhist monks creating a Sand Mandala. On the final day they "deconstructed" their creation and placed the sand into a nearby body of water. There was a sadness with all gathered to see the beauti...  more
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