Saturday, August 4, 2012

Morty Comix # 2424



In looking for a place to leave Morty Comix # 2424, I found a perfect spot in a picnic area of a Lacey, Washington park. But as I got closer, someone had beaten me there! The well weathered slip of paper had this handwritten mini-essay:

"There are a thousand and one gates allowing entry into the orchard of the truth. Every human being has his own gate. He must not err and wish to enter the orchard thru a gate other than his own. That would present a danger not only for the one entering but also for those who are already inside."

Hey, that is actually sort of profound. I was really impressed there was someone leaving snippets of great writing around the same way I leave cheapo drawings to be discovered.



 So I decided to widen the audience for this nice writer and then selfishly take my turn at that spot.

 

But as it turns out, the passage is a misquote from Elie Wiesel's book, Night. Wiesel calls it the "mystical orchard of the truth."