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Heaven and Earth in Jest

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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HEAVEN AND EARTH IN JEST

BY: ANNIE DILLARD
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EVERY LIVING THING IS A SURVIVOR ON A KIND OF EXTENDED

EMERGENCY BIVOUAC.
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BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE ALSO CREATED.

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..."THE HEAVEN AND EARTH AND ALL IN BETWEEN,

THINKEST THOU I MADE THEM IN JEST?"

PASCAL USES A NICE TERM... : DEUS ABSCONDITUS.

...THEN..

IS THIS WHAT WE THINK HAPPENED?

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"GOD IS SUBTLE," EINSTEIN SAID,"BUT NOT MALICIOUS."

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"NATURE CONCEALS HER MYSTERY BY MEANS OF HER

ESSENTIAL GRANDEUR, NOT BY HER CUNNING."

GOD "SET BARS AND DOORS" AND SAID,

"HITHERTO SHALT THOU COME, BUT NO FURTHER."

BUT HAVE WE COME EVEN THAT FAR?

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... IF WE DESCRIBE A WORLD TO COMPASS THESE THING

A WORLD THAT IS A LONG BRUTE GAME...
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...THEN WE BUMP INTO ANOTHER MYSTERY:

THE INRUSH OF POWER AND LIGHT, THE CANARY SINGS ON THE SKULL.

ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO I SAW A MOCKING BIRD

MAKE A STRAIGHT VERTICAL DECENT...FROM A FORTY FOOT BUILDING.
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THE FACT OF HIS FREE FALL WAS LIKE THE OLD PHILOSOPHICAL

CONUNDRUM ABOUT THE TREE THAT FALLS IN THE FOREST.

BEAUTY AND GRACE

ARE PERFORMED WETHER OR NOT WE WILL OR SENSE THEM.
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THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS TRY TO BE THERE.

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AS SAID BY ANNIE DILLARD

IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IN JEST
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