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April 30, 2010
Light and darkness in nine parts
I've been reflecting today on the ancient teaching that says that the human individual consists of nine parts of light and darkness.
So a relatively good person, for instance, might have six parts light and three parts darkness. A wicked person might have eight parts darkness and one part light.
So as we wander round the house, in the silence of our lives, we push open doors and look in the rooms to see where we've forgotten to open the curtains, and allowed a rather high degree of gloom, not to say darkness, to settle.
In the meantime, I saw a very nice doctor who was at least seven parts light; and he's optimistic about my hernia, or lack of it:
'Let's see in a month' he says.
Something's still sore or torn or stretched; but I definitely sensed light at the end of the tunnel. And although I can't run yet, I can jog - which is like running, but slower - and I'll gratefully settle for that....
....for now....
Posted by Mr Bojangles at April 30, 2010 01:16 PM