tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19570715.post115630669906730986..comments2023-06-08T05:03:46.471-07:00Comments on These Are Me Thinks: Mythology of Life: Time CapsulesArmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10522707969675876365noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19570715.post-1156379843342782862006-08-23T17:37:00.000-07:002006-08-23T17:37:00.000-07:00A terribly reflective message, eloquently stated, ...A terribly reflective message, eloquently stated, with provocative thoughts to ponder. I'm of two minds. Both/and rather than either/or (a la kierkegaard). What I mean is: the mundane pieces do speak -- in a quotidian way, like Proust's madeleine. But, yes, they tell a very incomplete story -- not likely revealing the sum of all our fears. Something you said reminded me of "Invisible Cities" by Italo Calvino. Marco Polo sees Genghis Khan hold an hourglass (or was it vice versa, it's been 30+ plus yrs). Does the hourglass mean the land has lots of sand? Is shaped like an hourglass? Is a place where time passes slowly?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your elegaic meditation, C.A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com