Thanks for the laugh. In the context of Conan, this makes sense: 'To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women'
No doubt, the world has its barbarians and what they see as the best in life may differ than the viewpoint of the worlds mystics. The barbaric love of conflict will only take Conan so far, as it is limited to the lower states of consciousness. So what is best, is relative and ever changing with the emergence of greater possibility and awareness. On Oct 1, 1:32 pm, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't mean to derail the conversation, but as far deep quotes from > Conan the Barbarian, I found a different one more impressive. I can't > find it online, but I did find its analog in the written REH stories: > > [The] chief [of the gods of Cimmeria] is Crom. He dwells on a great > mountain. What use to call on him? Little he cares if men live or die. > Better to be silent than to call his attention to you; he will send > you dooms, not fortune! He is grim and loveless, but at birth he > breathes power to strive and slay into a man's soul. What else shall > men ask of the gods? ... There is no hope here or hereafter in the > cult of my people. In this world men struggle and suffer vainly, > finding pleasure only in the bright madness of battle; dying, their > souls enter a gray misty realm of clouds and icy winds, to wander > cheerlessly throughout eternity. > > Conan, first fictional prehistorial proto-athiest?? > > What's best in life for me depends on my mood, at the moment it is to > sit in a quiet corner and read a book with some beverage laced with > caffene. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
