Friday, May 1, 2009

Nothing more to Give

Leaver Story from Mel Gibson's Apocalypto
And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals
drew near to him and said, "We do not like to see you so sad. Ask us
for whatever you wish and you shall have it." The Man said, "I want to
have good sight." The vulture replied, "You shall have mine." The Man
said, "I want to be strong." The jaguar said, "You shall be strong like
me." Then the Man said, "I long to know the secrets of the earth." The
serpent replied, "I will show them to you." And so it went with all the
animals. And when the Man had all the gifts that they could give, he left.
Then the owl said to the other animals, "Now the Man knows much, he'll be
able to do many things. Suddenly I am afraid." The deer said, "The Man has all
that he needs. Now his sadness will stop." But the owl replied, "No. I saw a
hole in the Man, deep like a hunger he will never fill. It is what makes him sad
and what makes him want. He will go on taking and taking, until one day the World will say, 'I am no more and I have nothing left to give.'"

Interesting correlation to what is happening now.

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