The Pilgrim's Regress (2014)
“This fear made him halt more and more frequently to examine his ground: and when he went on it was each time more slowly: till at last he came to a standstill. There seemed to be nothing for it but to rest where he was. The night was warm, but he was both hungry and thirsty. And he sat down. It was quite dark now.
Then I dreamed that once more a Man came to him in the darkness and said, ‘You must pass the night where you are, but I have brought you a loaf and if you crawl along the ledge te...n paces more you will find that a little fall of water comes down the cliff.’ ‘Sir,’ said John. ‘I do not know your name and I cannot see your face, but I thank you. Will you not sit down and eat, yourself?’ ‘I am full and not hungry,’ said the Man. ‘And I will pass on. But one word before I go. You cannot have it both ways.’ ‘What do you mean, sir?’ ‘Your life has been saved all this day by crying out to something which you call by many names, and you have said to yourself that you used metaphors.’ ‘Was I wrong, sir?’ ‘Perhaps not.MoreLess
Then I dreamed that once more a Man came to him in the darkness and said, ‘You must pass the night where you are, but I have brought you a loaf and if you crawl along the ledge te...n paces more you will find that a little fall of water comes down the cliff.’ ‘Sir,’ said John. ‘I do not know your name and I cannot see your face, but I thank you. Will you not sit down and eat, yourself?’ ‘I am full and not hungry,’ said the Man. ‘And I will pass on. But one word before I go. You cannot have it both ways.’ ‘What do you mean, sir?’ ‘Your life has been saved all this day by crying out to something which you call by many names, and you have said to yourself that you used metaphors.’ ‘Was I wrong, sir?’ ‘Perhaps not.MoreLess
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