The world is safe and full of the law, living up to the Tathagata

Kirstin 2022-09-02 11:54:40

According to legend, there is a bird that sings only once in its life, but its song is more sweet than any creature in the world. Once it leaves its nest to look for a thorn tree, it will not give up until it is found. It nailed itself to the sharpest and longest thorn, and sang softly among the branches of Zhen Zhen. It transcended the agony of dying, and sang better than the lark and the nightingale. A swan song, at the cost of life! Yet the whole world listened with bated breath, and even the God of heaven laughed. Perfection can only be achieved by enduring great pain... Maybe the legend is like that.
Twenty years ago one night, the radio play "Thorn Birds" made me meet Drogheda for the first time, Meggie and Ralph for the first time. The love between them is like such a bird. Only when it plunges into the longest and sharpest thorn can it release the most beautiful and beautiful song in the world, which is deep in the heart and unforgettable.
Years later, I was so happy to see the film and television version of "Thorn Birds". Richard Chamberlain was what I thought of Ralph, a handsome, handsome, sophisticated, ambitious priest. As a man, Ralph is the best in looks, in quality. But as a priest, he couldn't give his beloved a good love, so this love was a pain from the very beginning. Meggie was undoubtedly that tough thorn bird. She is beautiful and kind, but tough and tenacious. She fights with God for one person, even if it's only temporary. But life is a joke. She and Ralph's child, Dane, grew up and chose to be priests. God took back what she had stolen so easily. It wasn't enough, her son drowned to save lives at the end of his academy life, leaving his grief to his mother, poor Meggie. She was angry and couldn't help telling Ralph the secret: "Dane is my son and yours." And the old Ralph couldn't stand the blow and died. The thorn bird sang the most beautiful song at the most painful time. At this time, Meggie, the bird who reluctantly sang, was crying and singing. This is life, with too much grief, too much unknown and helplessness.

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  • Luddie Mueller: Well we're just glad you did show up, Your Grace, It's good to know there's someone in the world who cares about the poor girl.

    Ralph de Bricassart: Thank you. I want to go back into her.

    [Anne stares after Ralph, as he goes back to Meggie]

    Anne Mueller: Cares about her, Luddie? If you ask me, he's in love with her.

  • Anne Mueller: Oh, Meggie! You've the face of an angel and the body of a goddess, and what you mean is, you don't know how to make a man get you pregnant? What you need is a good education. Lady Chatterley's lover! And Henry Miller, definitely Henry Miller!