Rumi Said

[Fake Henoch]

THE KERNEL AND THE SHELL

When the kernel swells the walnut shell,
or the pistachio, or the almond, the husk
diminishes.
As the kernel of knowledge grows,
the husk thins and disappears,
because the lover is consumed by the Beloved.
Since the quality of being sought is the opposite of seeking,
revelation and divine lightning
consume the prophet with fire.
When the attributes of the Eternal shine forth,
the garment of time is burned away.

 

[CaptainWacky]

I will not sacifice the Enterprise. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they've done!