Adonis Diaries

For the hopeless cases of mass refugees and those who can afford it?

By: Thomas Merton

Man, instinctively regards himself
as a wanderer and wayfarer.
 
It is second nature for him. 
To go on pilgrimage in search 
of a privileged and holy place, 
a center and source of 
indefectible life.

This hope is built into his psychology,
and whether he acts it out or simply
dreams it, his heart seeks to return
to a mythical source.

A place of “origin,” the “home”
where the ancestors came from,
the mountain where the ancient
fathers were in direct communication
with heaven.

The place of the
creation of the world, paradise
itself, with its sacred
tree of life.

Note: “From Pilgrimage to Crusade.” essay