Monday, July 13, 2009

Ben Okri [A Way of Being Free]

Eight: "When we die in life, it's much easier to watch others dying too; it's much easier to murder the dreams of others, to poison the stream of their lives, to poison their innocence, their love. When we are all dead in life, we don't notice when little miracles die around us before our deadened gaze."

Nine: "There are many ways to die, and not all of them have to do with extinction. A lot of them have to do with living. Living many lies. Living without asking questions. Living in the cave of your own prejudices. Living the life imposed on you, the dreams and codes of your ancestors."

Fifteen: "If reality is also a battle of contending dreams, then our enchantments, our silence, and our highest love should do the fighting."

Seventeen: "Exile is a fleeing from one dream to another one. In the process we change, we metamorphose, and our new shapes are never settled."

Twenty-nine: "We should speak out, cry out, but not too much or we won't be heard for the monotony of our cry. -- We should be silent, and serene, and we should plan, but we mustn't be too silent or we won't be heard at all."

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