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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

DAILY UPDATED SAYING WITH PICTURES. The nearer the Church, the farther from God.


The nearer the Church, the farther from God.

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Note: church (noun) = a building where Christians worship God | the Church (noun) = a Christian organization (for example, the Roman Catholic Church or the Church of England) | farther or further (adverb) = more distant | Compare Eastern proverb: "The nearer the temple, the farther from The Buddha." | Compare Yiddish proverb: "The nearer the synagogue, the farther from God."
Possible interpretation: 1) The implication is that those who are most involved in any religious system, its organizers and high priests, are in danger of separating themselves from God. 2) If written as "The nearer the church, the farther from God", the implication might be a warning about placing too much importance on material buildings, and a reminder that God is everywhere.

Quick Quiz:
The saying "The nearer the church, the farther from God" may suggest that God
  1. lives in a church
  2. lives near a church
  3. is omnipresent
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