Sunday, February 04, 2007

Cry, the Beloved Country

For it is dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing. But when that dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.

Closing lines of Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

1 comment:

  1. Wow. talk about profound! How many people LONG for that dawn to come, but are forced to wait with hope? Some days that's a hard posture to take.

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