“Everything is concealed in symbolism. . . . The large doors slide open, they close unbidden. Energy waves, incident radiation . . . code words and ceremonial phrases. It is just a question of deciphering. . . . Not that we would want to. . . . This is not Tibet. . . . Tibetans try to see death for what it is. It is the end of attachment to things. This simple truth is hard to fathom. But once we stop denying death, we can proceed calmly to die. . . . We don’t have to cling to life artificially, or to death. . . . We simply walk toward the sliding doors. . . . Look how well-lighted everything is . . . sealed off . . . timeless. Another reason why I think of Tibet. Dying is an art in Tibet . . . Chants, numerology, horoscopes, recitations. Here we don’t die, we shop. But the difference is less marked than you think.”
-Don Delillo
In the City of God there will be a great thunder, two brothers torn apart by chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb.”, “The third big war will begin when the big city is burning.” “on the 11th day of the 9 month that…two metal birds would crash into two tall statues…in the new city… and the world will end soon after”
– Nostradamus 1654
The quote was from a friend at work, not sure where it was found.
Update: heard the quote was a fake considering he was born in the late 1500’s apparently!
Just a reply to the queries, yup its amazing the scale of it was scary, the whole week has been kinda of numb, I think a retaliation shall be coming soon, but not sure where or when…Its affected everything for a while at least…
I shall keep you both posted…
Podge,
Where did you get that Nostradamus’s quotation.The whole thing looked horrible on the TV and we watched it all the way through.Any clues on whodunit. Every one seems pleased here that it is an Islamic group trained in Pakistan. At last the Americans will appreciate the endless battle we have been carrying against the Talbanis trained in Pakistan. Though this does not make the crime any lesser. We are totally shocked.
Dad.
OK, here goes: a certain rather well known philosopher has said that love is an act of self-deception in which we engage so that we can be more convincing and therefore more successful in our attempts to get the loved one to do what we want them to do. (Ie: we are more believable in our attempts to say that “I love you more than I can say” if we actually do believe it…
Evolutionary psychologists seem to concur…
😉
On another note, Chopi, Priya, Shelagh…I cannot begin to tell you how generously warmly, kindly, patiently, indulgently your parents have welcomed us. We were both moved to tears yesterday morning when we reflected that no one has ever shown us so much kindness and showered us with so much attention and care as your kind Mother… In whose company we have been spending most of the time… (we have barely gone out to see the city). Which is why we have decided to try to stay in Delhi for a while–Pavane and Ajay seem to have found us a furnished place we can have. If we stay here a month we will have time to spend with Pavane and Ajay, to call on your parents from time to time to pay our respects (once they have had time to rest from us a little), to see the sites, and just be here. The city is more exotic than we had expected as well as a lot less polluted (apparently it has been cleaned up a bit in the last couple years) and the hills will still be there in August, i am sure.
My best to all
Tom