We are not limited by climbing to the stars up a ladder with rings that choke our thoughts. Our thirst is quenched in an answer not in a book but in a voice that continues once spoken yet disappears in a desert of deaf ears.
'Well, lift your head up high and walk in the sun with that dignity and stick-to-it-iveness and you'll show the world, you'll show them where to get off, you'll never give up, never give op, never give up -(thump, thump)-that ship!' Eddie Lawrence 'The Old Philosopher'
The Thief in the Day is just as dangerous as the Thief at Night!
We are not limited by climbing to the stars up a ladder with rings that choke our thoughts. Our thirst is quenched in an answer not in a book but in a voice that continues once spoken yet disappears in a desert of deaf ears.
Every word and phrase of this profound. What book is that, the Bible, Mao’s little red book, nixon’s enemies list? does it matter?
Authorities and the books from which they derive their authority can be so limiting.
Theft. Other than of life, maybe the worst.
And who is he? I feel I know this guy.
When we find our voices, perhaps it is only a natural reaction to hold onto them tight, so that no one can snatch them away. 🙏
More and more your words stand alone, leaving me in quiet contemplation. While I may be saying less, I'm seeing and feeling more.
Insightful
Thanks for the restack, @Kevin M
Thanks for the restack, @Stirling S Newberry
Thank you for the restack, @Patris and @The Shadow Band -I appreciate it.
'Is that what's bothering you, Bunkie?'
'Well, lift your head up high and walk in the sun with that dignity and stick-to-it-iveness and you'll show the world, you'll show them where to get off, you'll never give up, never give op, never give up -(thump, thump)-that ship!' Eddie Lawrence 'The Old Philosopher'