Oakland - California - July 2010
L'avarice, l'envie et l'orgueil:trois étincelles fatales qui ont mis le feu aux coeurs des hommes.
{Dante - La Divine Comédie}
Avarice, envy, pride,
three fatal sparks have set the hearts of alls on Fire.
Inscription à :
Publier les commentaires (Atom)
10 commentaires:
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” Plutarch
Guess, they didn't know what the fire he was talking about :)
Joke aside, in our little lives it doesn't matter a thing, Namaki, or it only matters so much....its only when world governments behave so, the outcome is dangerous,
good collection here as always...especially liked the one on art...Not to be taken seriously :)
wishes,
devika
> Devika: Thanks for your comment ! I guess dante was refering to a "destructive" fire, don't you think so too ?
Yes, very much, Namaki...And Plutarch was referring to the fire of creation - both needs fire :)
But greed, envy, pride are also natural human traits...Just takes a little compassion to understand that in others...and a realisation to control it in oneself...so that it doesn't become destructive for oneself, or others,
oh now thats a lecture...hope you don't mind; just flowed off :)
wishes,
devika
> Devika : of course I don't mind a little "lecture" now and then ;-) but as you mention it and as I understand it, compassion is the key to the heart !
;) i know i go overboard...so, tell me :)
and yes,compassion I think can save a lot of human hearts :)
wishes,
devika
Hiya,
Thanks for stopping by.
I've always read it to be something like:
"..pride - greed - envy
three of the deadly sins,
sent men to burn in hell."
I so hope Dante was wrong :-)
I admit, I didn't see a connection with your image.
Trois jolis péchés capitaux !
trois grand mots qui pèsent lourd ds la vie de chacun de nous.
Aux trois régimes proposés, je choisis l'avocat!
Les hommes n'ont guère changé depuis l'époque de la Divine Comédie.
Enregistrer un commentaire