Thursday, February 09, 2006
sanctum sanctorum
"Finally he said that men drink the blood of God yet they do not understand the seriousness of what they do. He said that men wish to be taken serious but they do not understand how to be so. Between their acts and their cerimonies lies the world and in this world the storms blow and the trees twist in the wind all the animals that God has made go to and fro yet this world they do not see. They see the acts of their own hands or they see that which they name and call out to one another but the world between is invisible to them."
Scientists Find 'Lost World' in Indonesia
"You catch the snowflake but when you look in your hand you don't have it no more. Maybe you see this dechado. But before you can see it it is gone. If you want to see it you have to see it on its own ground. If you catch it you loose it. And where it goes there is no coming back from. Not even God can bring it back."
Quoted: Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
Scientists Find 'Lost World' in Indonesia
There did not appear to be any immediate conservation threat to the area, which has the status of a wildlife sanctuary, he said.
"No logging permits are given to this area, there is no transport system — not a single road," Beehler said.
"But clearly, with time, everything is a threat. In the next few decades there will be strong demands, especially if you think of the timber needs of nearby countries like China and Japan. They will be very hungry for logs."
"You catch the snowflake but when you look in your hand you don't have it no more. Maybe you see this dechado. But before you can see it it is gone. If you want to see it you have to see it on its own ground. If you catch it you loose it. And where it goes there is no coming back from. Not even God can bring it back."
Quoted: Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
