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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from 'Twixt Land & Sea by Joseph Conrad: had to read myself, once or twice, over childlike men who had died
at sea. The words of hope and defiance, the winged words so
inspiring in the free immensity of water and sky, seemed to fall
wearily into the little grave. What was the use of asking Death
where her sting was, before that small, dark hole in the ground?
And then my thoughts escaped me altogether - away into matters of
life - and no very high matters at that - ships, freights,
business. In the instability of his emotions man resembles
deplorably a monkey. I was disgusted with my thoughts - and I
thought: Shall I be able to get a charter soon? Time's money. . .
. Will that Jacobus really put good business in my way? I must go
'Twixt Land & Sea |
