tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110706252335044918.post2422470972392519003..comments2023-11-02T04:58:31.451-07:00Comments on Mythcongeniality: A Legacy of DivisivenessGillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10300317401842476897noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110706252335044918.post-10643359866319105502008-10-19T10:04:00.000-07:002008-10-19T10:04:00.000-07:00Although A Course in Miracles has a very different...Although <EM>A Course in Miracles</EM> has a very different view on death and immortality, I agree 100% with Siduri on how to live a life filled with love and joy.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293238500720538822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110706252335044918.post-80061217324860407112008-10-19T08:37:00.000-07:002008-10-19T08:37:00.000-07:00I first started reading this epic over a bowl of c...I first started reading this epic over a bowl of curry in Yokuska, Japan. I've been going back to it ever since. I would certainly not call it a work of hopeful spirituality, since, even though he is two-thirds god, Gilgamesh must deal with the fact that there is no immortality for him, and the afterlife is similar to the Greco-Roman Hades: sit around and fade away. <BR/><BR/>But there IS a passage that I think has the wisest advice to anyone. In his quest for immortality, Gilgamesh meets an old fishwife named Siduri, who says to him:<BR/><BR/>"Gilgamesh, where are you roaming?<BR/>You will never find the eternal life<BR/>that you seek. When the gods created mankind,<BR/>They also created death, and they held back<BR/>eternal life for themselves alone.<BR/>Humans are born, they live, then they die,<BR/>this is the order that the gods have decreed.<BR/>But until the end comes, enjoy your life,<BR/>spend it in happiness, not despair.<BR/>Savor your food, make each of your days<BR/>a delight, bathe and anoint yourself,<BR/>wear bright clothes that are sparkling clean,<BR/>let music and dancing fill your house,<BR/>love the child who holds you by the hand,<BR/>and give your wife pleasure in your embrace.<BR/>That is the best way for a man to live."Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10300317401842476897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110706252335044918.post-45502433957754245982008-10-15T09:55:00.000-07:002008-10-15T09:55:00.000-07:00Gillian,As always, thanks for this post. I rememb...Gillian,<BR/><BR/>As always, thanks for this post. I remember reading the story of Gilgamesh during my freshman year in college (eons ago) and being totally bewildered about the meaning of the myth. At least now, I have the beginning of an understanding.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>AbbyAbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293238500720538822noreply@blogger.com