T Darkstar
Feb 11, 2008 Nov 26, 2009 42 3300
"All the towering materialism which dominates the modern mind rests ultimately upon one assumption; a false assumption. It is supposed that if a thing goes on repeating itself it is probably dead; a piece of clockwork. People feel that if the universe was personal it would vary; if the sun were alive it would dance. This is a fallacy even in relation to known fact. For the variation in human affairs is generally brought into them, not by life, but by death; by the dying down or breaking off of their strength or desire. A man varies his movements because of some slight element of failure or fatigue. He gets into an omnibus because he is tired of walking; or he walks because he is tired of sitting still. But if his life and joy were so gigantic that he never tired of going to Islington, he might go to Islington as regularly as the Thames goes to Sheerness. The very speed and ecstasy of his life would have the stillness of death. The sun rises every morning. I do not rise every morning; but the variation is due not to my activity, but to my inaction. Now, to put the matter in a popular phrase, it might be true that the sun rises regularly because he never gets tired of rising. His routine might be due, not to a lifelessness, but to a rush of life. The thing I mean can be seen, for instance, in children, when they find some game or joke that they specially enjoy. A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we. The repetition in Nature may not be a mere recurrence; it may be a theatrical ENCORE. Heaven may ENCORE the bird who laid an egg. If the human being conceives and brings forth a human child instead
of bringing forth a fish, or a bat, or a griffin, the reason may not be that we are fixed in an animal fate without life or purpose. It may be that our little tragedy has touched the gods, that they admire it from their starry galleries, and that at the end of every human drama man is called again and again before the curtain. Repetition may go on for millions of years, by mere choice, and at any instant it may stop. Man may stand on the earth generation after generation, and yet each birth be his positively last appearance." - G.K. Chesterton
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Recommended In case you miss 14 times. on Blazersedge - 11/25/09 8:58 AM EST
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Commented Brings new meaning to BOOM-chaka-laka. on Dante Cunningham Earned a Promotion on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 9:09 PM EST
Recommended But sometimes you have to let some air out of your tires to get through a tunnel with a low ceiling. on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 9:08 PM EST
Commented Eight should be even better then. on Dante Cunningham Earned a Promotion on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 9:07 PM EST
Commented If we've played an easy schedule, then if we're good, then our margin of victory should be high. on Blazers up to 3rd in Hollinger's Power Ranking on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 8:17 PM EST
Commented Bucks, Cavs and... on Blazers up to 3rd in Hollinger's Power Ranking on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 8:03 PM EST
Recommended if the power ranking is working correctly, the schedule you play shouldn't make a difference. on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 8:02 PM EST
Commented on 11/24 JD - Feelin' Froggy? Then Leap! on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 4:09 PM EST
Commented You know, as a mod, you could get that to the top of the comments. on 11/24 JD - Feelin' Froggy? Then Leap! on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 4:08 PM EST
Commented I like that Dante both created a new term and used the roots with grammatical accuracy. on Dante Cunningham Earned a Promotion on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 3:05 PM EST
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Recommended Moot Pick! on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 3:01 PM EST
Commented Reminds me of my extended family. on A.I. to Tanzania on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 9:15 AM EST
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Recommended Great post with good insight as always Ben but on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 9:12 AM EST
Recommended Perhaps, but I'm not sure my army will be :) on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 8:28 AM EST
Commented Other wonderful stat. on Gameday Open Thread: Bulls vs. Blazers--Post-Game on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 1:06 AM EST
Commented Weak schedule, I know. on Gameday Open Thread: Bulls vs. Blazers--Post-Game on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 12:58 AM EST
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Recommended That made me laugh until I cried. on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 12:42 AM EST
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Recommended Oden True Shooting Percentage: on Blazersedge - 11/24/09 12:41 AM EST
Commented They're likely not to happy about that one. on Gameday Open Thread: Bulls vs. Blazers--Pre-Game on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 9:05 PM EST
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Commented If the Bulls stay aggressive out there, then they've got a good chance. on Game Preview #13: Bulls at Portland Trail Blazers on Blog a Bull - 11/23/09 8:58 PM EST
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Commented Pretty spot on preview, I would say. on Game Preview #13: Bulls at Portland Trail Blazers on Blog a Bull - 11/23/09 8:42 PM EST
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Commented Sorry we're slow at this still. on What a difference a year makes. Warning: contains no Blake, Roy, McMillan insults on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 8:20 PM EST
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Commented I thought the exact same thing. on Game 16 Preview: Bulls vs. Blazers on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 7:11 PM EST
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Commented Aw, shucks. on Game 16 Preview: Bulls vs. Blazers on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 12:22 PM EST
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Commented Don't know if I agree with all of it either. on Game 16 Preview: Bulls vs. Blazers on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 12:19 PM EST
Recommended I gave him a rec too on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 12:17 PM EST
Voted for Nothing. Don't want him. on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 12:12 PM EST
Commented Rec'd first for not making a new fanpost. on Game 16 Preview: Bulls vs. Blazers on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 12:07 PM EST
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Commented Flagged for talking about posters instead of basketball. on Game 16 Preview: Bulls vs. Blazers on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 11:49 AM EST
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Commented Warning: Ranting ahead. on Game 16 Preview: Bulls vs. Blazers on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 11:47 AM EST
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Voted for Duh, and we can get him with three non-starters on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 9:46 AM EST
Voted for Roy (when does he stop whining, like never!!) on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 9:45 AM EST
Voted for When he yawns at the intimidation attempts of huge, tatooed, thuggish opponents on Blazersedge - 11/23/09 9:44 AM EST
Recommended NCAA FB OT is so much more fun than NFL OT. on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 9:33 PM EST
Voted for I don't care on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 9:31 PM EST
Voted for No. Roy is the franchise and we can win the whole thing with Roy and Aldridge as our main horses. on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 8:09 PM EST
Voted for Miller hasn't lived up to expectations on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 5:35 PM EST
Commented I do. on Game 15 Recap: Blazers 106, Timberwolves 78 on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 12:44 PM EST
Recommended Anyone else think the lineup change is a way to showcase Roy for a trade to make room for Miller? on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 12:41 PM EST
Commented I've offered this solution before, but no one listens to me. on Game 15 Recap: Blazers 106, Timberwolves 78 on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 12:41 PM EST
Commented Thank goodness. on Blazers statistical scouting reports (2008-09 season) on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 11:43 AM EST
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Recommended Thanksgiving Week Trade Drawer: What To Do With Andre Miller? on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 11:33 AM EST
Commented Or Aldridge in foul trouble. on Did we sign Juwanna man as our 14th guy or for 9M a year? on Blazersedge - 11/22/09 12:48 AM EST
Voted for Kyle Korver, Utah Jazz (another difficult case. Deron might win "most styled beard") on Blazersedge - 11/21/09 6:59 PM EST
Voted for a little on Blazersedge - 11/21/09 1:48 AM EST
Commented Because P J Carlisimo is available? on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:28 PM EST
Commented Did the GS guys say that the tempo was quickening? on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:27 PM EST
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Commented Blazers have more fouls than the Warriors? on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:21 PM EST
Recommended It's because we need Oden in the 4th. on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:18 PM EST
Recommended Eight is Great... on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:13 PM EST
Commented BE = Fail. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:12 PM EST
Commented That's where I'm at! on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:11 PM EST
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Commented I think too much is read into this. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:06 PM EST
Commented Oden with 2 assists already as well. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:05 PM EST
Commented I'm all for happy fun time. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:02 PM EST
Commented Going good so far. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 11:02 PM EST
Commented Does GS have enough fouls to finish the game with 5 players at this rate? on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:58 PM EST
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Commented Oden drawing fouls, not comitting them. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:43 PM EST
Commented I'm looking forward to hearing the Warriors announcers for a change. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:41 PM EST
Commented Hollinger has us second in the NBA right now. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:40 PM EST
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Commented I still want to watch the Kings come back. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:38 PM EST
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Commented Hopefully NBA LPBB works for this game. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--First Half on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:37 PM EST
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Commented Moof? on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--Pre-Game on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:33 PM EST
Commented Rec'd for non-sequitur. on Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Warriors--Pre-Game on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:31 PM EST
Recommended That's cause you need to fill up your hamsters waterbowl on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:30 PM EST
Commented Or not. on Tough act to follow junk Nov.19 on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:28 PM EST
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Commented Flagged! on Tough act to follow junk Nov.19 on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:27 PM EST
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Commented A warning for a first time offender. on Tough act to follow junk Nov.19 on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:23 PM EST
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Recommended By "we run" I mean the Blazers.... on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 10:13 PM EST
Commented More: on Tough act to follow junk Nov.19 on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 9:03 PM EST
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Commented 1500 comments later, a comment on topic. on Tough act to follow junk Nov.19 on Blazersedge - 11/20/09 9:00 PM EST
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