04-18-2014, 08:08 AM
"See through, darkly" is an allusion to St Paul's musings on humanity's inability to see the world and heaven as they really are, because of our limited nature. 1 Corinthians 13:12 - "For now we see through a glass, darkly."
"Behind this mirror, and somebody:
A benevolent Light beyond the glass
We try to see through, darkly"
That's why I wrote "We see through a mirror darkly?" I am aware of the quote from 1 Corinthians. I was wondering why you misappropriated it as a dark glass conveys the effect of not being able to see the truth clearly (but something can be seen and it is not yourself), whereas a mirror shows only oneself. I understand this is suppose to be a struggle with yourself, but it is an inaccurate use of the allusion. That is why I asked the question.
Dale
"Behind this mirror, and somebody:
A benevolent Light beyond the glass
We try to see through, darkly"
That's why I wrote "We see through a mirror darkly?" I am aware of the quote from 1 Corinthians. I was wondering why you misappropriated it as a dark glass conveys the effect of not being able to see the truth clearly (but something can be seen and it is not yourself), whereas a mirror shows only oneself. I understand this is suppose to be a struggle with yourself, but it is an inaccurate use of the allusion. That is why I asked the question.
Dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.