Sayings
of a Gadfly
by Max Maxwell
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FOLIE À DEUXA Christian and a Muslim were fighting over the differences in their religions. There was no lack of bad feelings between the two.
The Gadfly
said to them, "You think that in your beliefs you have life. But your beliefs
have become a tomb over which your minds keep an anguished vigil, lest your
hearts escape their graves and taste the fullness of living. Beliefs may show
us a way to nobility. But remember the bird in autumn, which follows the stars
in search of a warmer climate. The stars themselves dwell in the coldness of
space. And among those stars the bird will not find the life it seeks. Neither
are your beliefs the holiness you seek, no matter how glorious they may seem to
be as they shimmer in life’s sky. Your beliefs are no more than vagrant
signposts along the way, separated from the truth they point you towards. A
heart ruled by doctrine is as cold and empty as the vacuum of space. Therefore,
as your heart makes life’s journey, do not stop and cling to the road signs as
if they were the destination itself. It is an act of righteousness to pass them
by, and leave them behind you. If you would care to know truth, then open your
hearts toward one another and let your beliefs stand between you no more.” |
© Copyright 2014 Kenneth J Maxwell Jr.