Monday, June 18, 2012
The world forgetting by the world forgot.
"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot the world forgetting by the world forgot, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind each prayer accepted each wish resigned."- A. Pope
We will forget more than we will remember. We will have impressions more than recollections. It is more important to have a pure heart than a spotless mind, for then at least we get to make up our own minds.
So how happy is the blameless Vestal's lot?
As happy as you are to be blameless, empty, meaningless, blank, without the weight of choice or consequence. The liberty of the lack of responsibility is naturally also the restraint of "each wish resign'd". If we want only what we're given - is that happiness?
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