Hi Marsha, I know whereof you speak. I also knew a beautiful person who changed the course of my life, a college English professor who, in an effort to describe the effect on him of a Robert Browning poem, became speechless. Right then I knew my purpose in life was to pursue the ineffable, realizing that what is most important and most meaningful cannot be said. There have been many false paths and detours along the way since then, but I have always come back to the place where words fail. For me that is home.
Platt > Hi Platt, > > You are correct, I was thinking of the Rockwell Museum. > > Sometimes these experiences are not always initiated by > battles. When I was in my late twenties (very naive) and between > marriages, an older man, an accomplished, published Scientist, > befriended me. He brought me four gifts: a record of Beethoven's > Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral), a book of Van Gogh's paintings, a book of > Wyeth's paintings, and Charles Darwin's 'The Voyage of the > Beagle'. He also arranged a trip into NYC, where he took me to the > Metropolitan and Frick Museums. His favorite painting, 'The Polish > Rider' by Rembrandt, was at the Frick. He talked to me for many > hours about art. That was our only real time together. He was > married, and I was promoted to a better position in a different > facility where I soon met the man who would later become my second > husband. This man, this Scientist, this beautiful person, changed > the direction of my life. It was only the beginning, but it was a > huge shift. I sometimes wonder if he ever sensed the tremendous gift > he gave to me. > > So much for the personal stuff. Reminds me, though, of what my > Shrink (grief counselor) said when I presented him with Sartre's (or > was it Camus) question about the reasons why I shouldn't kill > myself. Merlin (he was a wizard) said, "Because there are lessons to > learn and gifts to give". Perfect. > > > Marsha Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
