Tuesday, May 14, 2013

shall be well



All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one. 

— T.S. Eliot, last four lines of Four Quartets





3 comments:

  1. As you would anticipate, I like this quote very much, though I think old Tom owes a citation to Julian of Norwich, the 14th century mystic who stated, "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.'

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  2. Yes, ditto to George... :) All is infinitely well... I hear these words often in my meditation time, even though it feels like chaos all around me...

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  3. I immediately thought of Julian of Norwich and her "all shall be well and
    all manner of thing shall be well." Wonderful image, Ruth.

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