Signs Of Life In A Desert(noemamag.com) |
Signs Of Life In A Desert(noemamag.com) |
"like Muslims, they recognize one god "
Although monotheistic, it is not rigorously so as the major Abrahamic religions. It has elements of dualism and other gods.
However, in my experience, it takes living in one for awhile to really get an appreciation for the life there.
An interesting example is how in the Ancient Rome the most severe punishment except death, was named the "interdiction of water and fire", which meant banishment, because one could not live in a place without having access to water and fire.
Three and seventy years
I've drawn pure water from the fire--
Now I become a tiny bug
With a touch of my body
I shatter all worlds
By Ingo, died 1281 A drop of water freezes instantly--
My seven years and seventy.
All changes at a blow
Springs of water welling from fire
By Kaso Sodon, died 1428.From "Japanese Death Poems" by Yoel Hoffman. I recommend this book as a good memento mori.
So I'm not sure what's the point then.
In any case, they’re all quite nice photos so I don’t mind too much!
> Flames were considered to be a mix of phlogiston and water