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Jul 28, 2008 22:05

We are all products, like Oedipus, of an unlikely act of mercy. The incident of the shepard who cannot bear to kill a helpless infant and who makes  that pivotal choice- to give him, cursed though he is, to a life of unknowing exile- is resonant for all of us, since to be human is to be in exile.

We are all exiles from our mothers, sent out into the ( Read more... )

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papa_puff July 29 2008, 06:29:44 UTC
damn, rachael. that is incredibly profound. i LOVE it. i just got chills up and down my spine. amazing work.

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theatergeek007 July 29 2008, 19:40:24 UTC
i know, isn't she amazing?

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