"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Is there, in all literature, an opening line with which more minds are stamped? A passage more famous and quotable than that with which Dickens' timeless classic begins?
I think not!
Set in those two great centers of learning and culture, London and Paris, before and during the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities follows the tribulations of Dr. Manette, his blue-eyed daughter, Lucie, and her dashing, strong-willed husband, the expatriate Charles Darnay.
It is, according to every clear-thinking reader, one of Western literature's finest works of historical fiction.
While we all know and repeat the book's opening line, I ask you, do you remember the somewhat lesser-known sentence with which it ends?
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known".
Precisely our goal!--A "far, far better rest" awaits you (not the rest of death), if you'll only listen to this episode with me!
If you have a favorite book that you want read in a sleepy style, or if you're the author of an original work to which you'd like to draw more attention, drop me a line at pneuma.finneran@gmail.com. I will read it on this show.
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What is Pneuma by Daniel Finneran?
Mindfulness for the Thinking Mind.
A soothing, soporific voice with which to calm and center yourself.
Episodes on themes as diverse as walking, sleeping, stretching, anxiety, worldly possessions, positive affirmations, lunch hours, and morning commutes. Meditations and sleep stories for every occasion at any stage of life.
From Shakespeare to the Stoics, Coleridge to the Platonists, the Buddha to the Transcendentalists, we'll borrow our wisdom from the best who have ever thought, and strengthen our minds with their collective genius.
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