“Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.” (via homophilosophicus)

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Read this paragraph –

Death is cruel injustice. It has opened the vaults of endless unanswered questions in a world of agony and seeming emptiness. The rising of the sun offers no absolution; it offers little consolation, but uninvited and often unwelcome the sun does rise. Every day it rises and presents new moments and gifts. We walk from the graves and the questions of the dead, and out through the gates of the necropolises into the land of the living. At times it seems cruel that we are made to live among the living and leaving our loved ones behind, but they are not truly gone. They live on; in us and in their rest. Why do we seek the living among the dead? He is risen, and this causes us to tremble.

That is eloquence. Now go read the rest.

James Pilant

"Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn." At Newbridge cemetery, in the County of Kildare, where in an unmarked grave on common ground lies the mortal remains of Sergeant Henry Ramage V.C. (1827-1858). On his posthumous citation for the Victoria Cross it was written of him, "On 25 October 1854, at the Battle of Balaclava, Sergeant Ramage galloped to the assistance of Private McPherson, also of the 2nd Dragoons, when he saw that he was surrounded by seven Russians. By his gallantry, he di … Read More

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3 thoughts on ““Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.” (via homophilosophicus)”

  1. Thank you for the compliment; I have been called far worse things than eloquent in my time, so this comes as a most welcome change. This entry came from an experience of a visit to a grave sight of a friend who had not been to see the grave of his son, whom he had not visited for sixteen years. Suicide has been seen as a mark of shame on the family and a source of guilt to the father. In the entry I wished to show that the death of this soldier was no less noble then the deaths of other soldiers in the cemetery in Kildare.

    “Seducer Manqué” (password: michael) is something of a confessional where I have sought to explore something of the ‘hidden me,’ in a rational manner. We all have our foibles. This is one of my precious neuroses. You are a safe bet, being so far away from my own parish. So please feel free to read and offer advice and thoughts (be kind though – it is thin psychological ice). Hope that the festive season treats you and yours well.

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  3. I do hope that you have had a peaceful festive season and that the new year brings you many good things. You simply have to make comment on the password protected entry now (Jason says all self consciously).

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