A Quote For The Day
The following made me smile, for a number of reasons.
"God is not without mercy," said Toma vaguely.
"Toma, when you first came here three years ago, the year Annushka was born, you told me you were an unbeliever."
Toma's face relaxed into the creases of leathery goodwill which were a preparation for hours of aimless discussion.
"Not an unbeliever, sir, a free-thinker. Perhaps you've never thought about the difference. As a free-thinker I can believe what I like, when I like. I can commit you, in your sad situation, to the protection of God this evening, even though tomorrow morning I shan't believe he exists. As an unbeliever I should be obliged not to believe, and that's an unwarrantable restriction on my thoughts."
-- from Penelope Fitzgerald's The Beginning of Spring
"God is not without mercy," said Toma vaguely.
"Toma, when you first came here three years ago, the year Annushka was born, you told me you were an unbeliever."
Toma's face relaxed into the creases of leathery goodwill which were a preparation for hours of aimless discussion.
"Not an unbeliever, sir, a free-thinker. Perhaps you've never thought about the difference. As a free-thinker I can believe what I like, when I like. I can commit you, in your sad situation, to the protection of God this evening, even though tomorrow morning I shan't believe he exists. As an unbeliever I should be obliged not to believe, and that's an unwarrantable restriction on my thoughts."
-- from Penelope Fitzgerald's The Beginning of Spring
posted by grackyfrogg @ 2:23 PM
1 Comments:
At 5:24 PM ,
Carl G. said...
Perhaps doubt is an essential component of genuine faith.
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