sábado, enero 29, 2005

looking for clues

like the sad, middle-aged person i seem to be becoming, i have taken a great liking of late, to murder-mystery tv shows, like anything to do with agatha christie, morse, or anything that has bergerac being now 'of a certain age', but charming as ever...even felicity kendall and the woman who was once the lovely mother in darling buds of may, and then somehow also the evil, EVIL woman in matilda..yes, even them and their gardening capers are of entertainmentary value to me at present.
odd, isn't it...?
the thing is, i've just been thinking, over a cup of tea before bed (saturday night, aged 24, what's to become of us all...?), that in fact maybe there is something to be learned, that could lend assistance to one's spiritual treasue hunts, from these goulish, implausible, usually aristocratic plots..
there is a certain characteristic shared by the vast majority of these crime-solving protagonists, which i think may be of immense value to me in the days ahead. it is that quality of reserve (in the old fashioned, austen sense) that both permits and induces meticulous observation. i'm talking about quietness of tongue, watchfulness of eye and sharpness of mind, which i am now thinking may well be esssential tools for following the tracks of god. (chapter on solitude in celebration of discipline last night also helped, as well as late night itv drama..)
not that i want to blame anything on him, or pin any crime on him, au countraire. i do wish however to be more able to see both what is obvious and what is not. if, as i am assured, he has designs and plans for me, which, it seems are being revealed at not only a maddeningly slow pace, but are also frequently veiled in mysetery or left unconcluded, perhaps i ought to attempt some holy sleuthing. after all, we know he wants to be found, right? trail of breadcrumbs....bit of a paper chase? an elaborate cover-up involving the maid and a villainous-looking austrain doctor..? mais non, mes cheries..
apparently its actually a lot more simple than that
the bible, that's the secret!
and i love him a lot more today. a lot more.
i found some preliminary clues in the bible last night..i'm on the scent....
hurrah

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