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What could be…

by Bryan Strawser · Jun 9, 2005

One of my favorite authors is Richard Bach. A run through of my blogging over the last four years will point you to many quotes from his works over the years. There’s probably been no other author that was more influential in my most contemplative years as a teenager as this man.

Bach wrote across two books of his belief, so to speak, in alternate worlds. I believe it was in “One” that he wrote of how everytime we reach a major decision in life.. our world splits in two.. The reality.. and the alternate…

In one world, we move on.. with the decision that we made, the choice locked, and the reality is…. well the reality of what we face.

In the other world, the alternate, the opposite is true.. and thus the world splits off and becomes…. the alternate… it goes on without you, so to speak…

And then, in our dreams, or our nightmares, and at other times, we get a glimpse of what could have been – but yet will never be.

Or could it…

Filed Under: Books, Deep Thoughts, Featured

Mansions of the Lord

by Bryan Strawser · Jun 6, 2005

It was a year ago this month that the world paused to honor the memory of Ronald Reagan.

It was during the funeral service at the National Cathedral that I first heard the hymn “Mansions of the Lord”.

To fallen soldiers let us sing,
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing,
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord

No more weeping,
No more fight,
No friends bleeding through the night,
Just Devine embrace,
Eternal light,
In the Mansions of the Lord

Where no mothers cry
And no children weep,
We shall stand and guard
Though the angels sleep,
Oh, through the ages let us keep
The Mansions of the Lord

iTunes has the song recorded by the Glee Club from West Point – and that’s the version that cropped up tonight on my iPod as it shuffled through the playlist.

A fitting end to a long day.

Filed Under: Music

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