“Dust, truly a splendid symbol! This is the image of the commonplace. There is always more than enough of it. One fleck is as good as the next. Dust is the image of anonymity. What does it matter if it is this or that dust? It is all the same. Dust is the symbol of nothingness: because it lies around so loosely, it is easily stirred up, it blows around blindly, is stepped upon and crushed ~ and nobody notices.
Truly then scripture is right. We are dust. We are always in the process of dying. We are the beings who set our course for death, when we set out our life’s journey. We are the only beings who know about this tendency to death ~ and yet, we are just dust.”
* Fr. Karl Rahner
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Love this quote! It gives much to reflect on, dust really is a great symbol for us!
I have heard of karl rahner but never read anything of his, now I will look him up! I like this quote very much!