Wait a second. It has been a long time since I have ventured into this little corner of Mr. Gore's interwebs. A lot has happened! We've moved into a new place, I passed my CNA final at the school--HUZZAH!
No excuses though; honestly, what kept me from writing was actually the 30 Day List I chose. It was...poop. The topics were trite, repetitive and altogether uninspiring. So, in the interest of full disclosure and giving proper credit where it is due--thanks for sharing YOUR list with me, I like it much more! (You know who you are.)
So, without anymore pomp or circumstance--let's do this thang!
My favorite quote is this:
"I see that child who lay upon her bosom and who bore my name, a man winning his way up in that path of life which once was mine. I see him winning it so well, that my name is made illustrious there by the light of his. I see the blots I threw upon it, faded away. I see him, foremost of just judges and honoured men, bringing a boy of my name, with a forehead that I know and golden hair, to this place--then fair to look upon, with not a trace of this day's disfigurement--and I hear him tell the child my story, with a tender and faltering voice."
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."--Sydney Carton
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens
I suppose that this quote might mean something different for anyone who reads it, but that final line cannot be denied; call him a martyr, call him foolish, call him what you will--in this one phrase, and with this action, Sydney makes everything alright. This is perhaps the only unselfish act he has committed in his life. He makes the ultimate sacrifice for love, for justice, and all of the highest ideals of mankind. This is redemption.
I love Dickens, by the way. I hated him in high school. Go figure.
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