the authority of a revelation

"The Authority of a Revelation," September 22, 2022 (#265)

title from "The Second Bakery Attack" by Haruki Murakami (1986)

The Power by Naomi Alderman (2016)

Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by John Meacham (2015)

The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh (2007)

last line from The Overstory by Richard Powers (2018)

The Authority of a Revelation

Long, dark and sinuous creatures waiting at the bottom of the tank

would write a note, drop it off in the mail on the way home, and

was a victim of fear, jealousy, hatred, and greed. Now I no longer have

the flickering luminescence in the bay, the scent as the crabs

might persuade Saddam Hussein to stand down from full-scale

good things and refrain from doing bad things. To subdue and purify

hormones increase the magnitude of the power – perhaps

a “day of fire” was the elimination of threats before they

get in touch with the Four Noble Truths of suffering and the

global assessment of the Great Change, based on reporting

all the parts of it and I get into much more detail than

to be humble and calm, and to smile. Finally there was a

simple questionnaire I had you fill out at the beginning.

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