Quote of the Moment
Been watching B5 again - almost done the entire series now.
I always forget how philosophical the series is. And G'Kar's talk from Meditations on the Abyss is amazing...and inspiring
"If I take a lamp and shine toward the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth, for understanding. Too often we assume the light on the wall is god. But the light is not the goal of the search, it is the result of the search. The more intense the search, the brighter the light on the wall. The brighter the light on the wall, the greater the revelation upon seeing it. Similarly, someone who does not search, who does not bring a lantern with him, sees nothing. What we perceive as god is the byproduct of our search for god. It may simply be an appreciation of the light, pure and unblemished. Not understanding that it comes from us. Sometimes, we stand in front of the light and assume we are the center of the universe. God looks astonishingly like we do, or turn to look at our shadow and assume all is darkness. If we allow ourselves to get in the way, we defeat the purpose, which is to use the light of our search to illuminate the wall in all its beauty and all its flaws, and in doing so better understand the world around us."
Narn: "What is truth and what is god?"
G'kar: "Truth is a river." (Narns disciples gasp)
Narn: "And what is god?"
G'kar: "God is the mouth of the river."
G'Kar - Meditations on the Abyss (Babylon 5 - Season 5)
I always forget how philosophical the series is. And G'Kar's talk from Meditations on the Abyss is amazing...and inspiring
"If I take a lamp and shine toward the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth, for understanding. Too often we assume the light on the wall is god. But the light is not the goal of the search, it is the result of the search. The more intense the search, the brighter the light on the wall. The brighter the light on the wall, the greater the revelation upon seeing it. Similarly, someone who does not search, who does not bring a lantern with him, sees nothing. What we perceive as god is the byproduct of our search for god. It may simply be an appreciation of the light, pure and unblemished. Not understanding that it comes from us. Sometimes, we stand in front of the light and assume we are the center of the universe. God looks astonishingly like we do, or turn to look at our shadow and assume all is darkness. If we allow ourselves to get in the way, we defeat the purpose, which is to use the light of our search to illuminate the wall in all its beauty and all its flaws, and in doing so better understand the world around us."
Narn: "What is truth and what is god?"
G'kar: "Truth is a river." (Narns disciples gasp)
Narn: "And what is god?"
G'kar: "God is the mouth of the river."
G'Kar - Meditations on the Abyss (Babylon 5 - Season 5)