Wayne Russell Nelson

Sunrise

May 6th, 1947

South Dakota, USA

Sunset

January 25th, 2014

Toronto, Ontario

We come from a dark abyss, we end in a dark abyss, and we call the luminous interval life. As soon as we are born the return begins, at once the setting forth and the coming back; we die in every moment. Because of this many have cried out: The goal of life is death! But as soon as we are born we begin the struggle to create, to compose, to turn matter into life; we are born in every moment. Because of this many have cried out: The goal of ephemeral life is immortality! In the temporary living organism these two streams collide: (a) the ascent toward composition, toward life, toward immortality; (b) the descent toward decomposition, toward matter, toward death.

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And, later

Which of the two eternal roads shall I choose? . . . Of the two, I choose the ascending path. Why? . . . I choose the ascending path because my heart drives me toward it.

From Nikos Kazantzakis, The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises

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