Leave Shakespeare out of it by asarian

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Leave Shakespeare out of it
Monday, January 30, 2006

Yesterday I quoted Shakespeare. I probably should not do that too often: makes me look pedantic. But, while saying this, was it not also written, "To thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man"? I believe it was. :) And I believe I can already see its truth. Yesterday, I had sort of a personal epiphany, about what attracts me so intensely to FireFly/Serenity; and I realized it was Love; pure and simple.

Today, after reading the board some more, I saw, to my joy, that I am clearly not alone in this perception. "To my joy," I say, as I find it a thing of beauty to behold how people, from all directions the wind may blow, are coming into the realization that it is, in fact, the Love that attracts them to FireFly. It's downright cute to witness, at that. We seem so conditioned to gratification of our base material needs, and setting all our sails to succeeding in just that one area, that when we actually encounter true Love, it really takes us time to process the information, and to become aware of what obscure button inside us got pushed. I mean, it really takes time to even identify Love as such -- so rare it apparently is. At the outset of people's FireFly experiences, I noticed that many, myself included, had their soul already resonate with the Love, long before their brain caught up with the why of being so drawn to this series. Humanity is an interesting species.

So, staying the more true to mine own self than ever before. My browncoat ain't gonna go anywhere, any time soon.

COMMENTS

Monday, January 30, 2006 12:22 PM

CAPELLA

Or, to borrow words from another great poet and just adjusting the name:

But our love it was stronger by far then the love
Of those who were older than we -
Of many far wiser than we -
And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beatiful Serenity
(Edgar Allen Poe: Annabel Lee)

Keep flyin'

Monday, January 30, 2006 10:21 AM

FOREVERSHINY

You go! Wear that Browncoat proudly! *grin* Don't worry, you aren't alone. There are some of us who are totally in Love with the series/movie. And that's what separates the Firefly "fans" from us true Browncoats. Okay, so there's more than a few of us round here....:-D

Oh, and btw: I absolutely Love that quote from Shakespeare. It's one of my favs. :-D

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