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27 Mar
Servant of the Bones ( Ann Rice)
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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 97 18:36:10 -0800
To: Fun_People
Subject: Servant of the Bones ( Ann Rice)
From: Xaviera Hollander <xaviera@xs4all.nl>
I found this passage in a book I'm currently reading and it seemed that
you'd appreciate it as much as I did/do... It's pretty much my personal
outlook on life. Anyway I scanned it for you and here it is:
But here are the lessons. Accept what your hatred and anger will
allow you to accept. First and foremost, there is one God, and his
name does not matter. Yahweh, Ahuramazda, Zeus, Aten, it does not
matter at all. How he is worshipped, how be is served, by what ritual,
it doesn't matter at all.
There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and
understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world - its
beauty, its mysteries, its riddles. The more you understand, the more
you look, the greater is your enjoyment of life and your sense of peace.
That's all there is to it. Everything else is fun and games. If an
activity is not grounded in "to love" or "to learn," it does not have
value
Thirdly, be kind. Always, if you have a choice, be kind. Remember
the poor, the hungry and the miserable. Always remember the
suffering, and those who need. The greatest creative power you have on
earth, whether you are an angel, a spirit, or a man or a woman or a
child is to help others... the poor, the hungry, the oppressed. To
ease pain and give joy are your finest powers. Kindness is a human
miracle, so to speak. It's unique to us humans, and our more developed
angels or spirits, to be kind.
From: "Servant of the Bones" (by Anne Rice)
© 1997 Peter Langston