The word is only as beautiful as the soul within the reader.
The most wonderful thoughts on paper can only be comprehended by beings who, in their soul, already hold those thoughts as precious.
As an odd corollary, it seems that when you truly comprehend the light in your soul, you can tell if the words have been corrupted from their original beauty. So it is with the New Testament... so many beautiful thoughts on love and peace within... so much corrupted.
Suddenly, I feel I have stumbled into a place of wonder. It is a place where.......oh I don't know, it just needs to be respectfully experienced.
ReplyDeleteSince rediscovering them, I have tip-toed about in this collection, shaking my head and wondering what ever happened to the person who wrote it all.
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