Reflections on Great Souls

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What happens when great trees fall?

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Rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and elephants lumber after safety.

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What do small things do when great trees fall in forests?

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They recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear.

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What occurs in the air when great souls die?

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The air around us becomes light, rare, and sterile.

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How do our eyes perceive after great souls die?

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They see with a hurtful clarity.

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What does our memory do after great souls die?

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It suddenly sharpens and examines kind words unsaid and promised walks never taken.

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What happens to our reality when great souls die?

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It takes leave of us.

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How do our souls change when great souls die?

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They shrink and become wizened, dependent upon the nurture of great souls.

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What happens to our minds formed by great souls?

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They fall away.

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What is the state of our being when great souls die?

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We are reduced to the unutterable ignorance of dark, cold caves.

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What blooms after a period when great souls die?

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Peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly.