Cosmos

“The cosmos is about the smallest hole a man can hide his head in.” — G. K. Chesterton

“The cosmos is about the smallest hole a man can hide his head in.” — G. K. Chesterton

What man looks out on the world and thinks he cannot conquer it? A weak man would feel shame at his weakness. The strong man would feel pride at his daring. The wise man would feel nothing at all, and go about living his life instead of dreaming.

He doesn’t concern himself with fame or fortune, the passions of the popular are tales of sound and fury. He values the silence not as a judgment on his own life, but as a friend who helps him. It is there every time he suffers, and it is there every time he survives. What the silence does not bring him is satisfaction, so he sets about creating it himself. He fills the silence with words, making meaning out of nothing.

The world he lives in will not know his purpose. The world he creates for himself will make it obvious.