If I take a lamp and shine it toward the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth... for understanding. Too often, we assume that the light on the wall is God, but the light is not the goal of the search, it is the result of the search. The more intense the search, the brighter the light on the wall. The brighter the light on the wall, the greater the sense of revelation upon seeing it. Similarly, someone who does not search - who does not bring a lantern - sees nothing. What we perceive as God is the by-product of our search for God. It may simply be an appreciation of the light... pure and unblemished... not understanding that it comes from us. Sometimes we stand in front of the light and assume that we are the center of the universe - God looks astonishingly like we do - or we turn to look at our shadow and assume that all is darkness. If we allow ourselves to get in the way, we defeat the purpose, which is to use the light of our search to illuminate the wall in all its beauty and in all its flaws, and in so doing, better understand the world around us.
G'Kar, portrayed by Andreas Katsulas, from Babylon 5
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"Pleasure to me is wonder – the unexplored, the un- expected, the thing that is hidden and the changeless thing that lurks behind superficial mutability. To trace the remote in the immediate; the eternal in the ephemeral; the past in the present; the infinite in the finite; these are to me the springs of delight and beauty."
- H.P. Lovecraft, 1921
"I give you this toast: To the Hobbits. May they outlast the Sarumans and see spring again in the trees."
- J.R.R. Tolkien, 1958
Banner by Melissa K. Slouber, using an illustration by J.J. Grandville from Un Autre Monde (1844).
- H.P. Lovecraft, 1921
"I give you this toast: To the Hobbits. May they outlast the Sarumans and see spring again in the trees."
- J.R.R. Tolkien, 1958
Banner by Melissa K. Slouber, using an illustration by J.J. Grandville from Un Autre Monde (1844).
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Sorry, getting Plato mixed up with G'Kar - which is always very easy to do.
Very good point indeed!
Beautifully put. I couldn't agree more.
B5 is in my favorite top 10 shows, ever. And watching G'Kar evolve was simply an amazing feat of storytelling and acting.
First Richard Biggs, Now Andreas Katsulas. It's like getting a brick in the face.
When did Richard Biggs die?
I must have been under a rock, or something.
I'm getting all choked up here.
Zathras was one of my favorite board nicks.
This series is 1st on my list of DVD purchases, just slightly ahead of The Highlander.
In contrast, this same friend wanted me to watch Farscape, so I followed the same procedure. I started with the first episode, when it came around on SciFi. I gave it perhaps 5 or 6 episodes before I gave up. It was awful. Muppets In Space, on crack. Now, I've got to catch up on 24, and start watching Stargate and Atlantis. After that, there will be enough seasons of the new Battlestar Galactica to dig into.
It never ends. But the people who bring them to us do. And some far too soon.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/2
Message from JMS that day:
http://www.jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?ID=1-17
I agree wholeheartedly.
It's like getting a brick in the face.
Isn't it so very sad?
Well put indeed! He was my favorite, as well; his evolution and enlightenment were such key parts of the series, the real soul of its message in many ways. His work certainly will move audiences for a long time to come.
*sniffle*
*loffs your icon*