For Wayne, a few sentences from an old friend. Sentences that have been going round and round in my consciousness since I heard of his death.
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.
. . .
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.
Seems, every time I encountered Wayne, in person, over the
phone, via email, I met a man who chose the ascending path. Blessings
From Nikos Kazantzakis, The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises
Jim Wiegel
From: Martin Gilbraith <martin@martingilbraith.com>
To: Duncan Holmes <dholmes99@sympatico.ca>; Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Wayne Nelson