I'm reading excerpts from Thomas Merton's New Seeds of Contemplation in the Austin Airport...waiting to head home to NYC. I just came across these two remarkable statements:
"Many poets are not poets for the same reason that many religious men are not saints: they never succeed in being themselves. They never get round to being the particular poet or particular monk that they are intended to be by God."
"In order to become myself I must cease to be what I always thought I wanted to be."
These are haunting words which I'll have to return to later as my flight is boarding.
...just curious
...excellent Merton words
...what were you doing in Austin?
...that is where our daughter lives
...miss you, dude!
Posted by: Wes | September 12, 2007 at 12:44 PM
Wow, haunting is the word for it. Sobering as well.
Posted by: Aaron | September 12, 2007 at 02:09 PM
Well, I started out looking for a way to contact you and found you blogging about Thomas Merton--one of my favorite pastimes. Could you e-mail me at [email protected]? I'd like to get your opinion on a manuscript we're publishing next year, and I'd love to talk Merton with you.
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