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XXV. 'THE PURE IN HEART'
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XXV. 'THE PURE IN HEART' 'Do you see who's coming ?' asked the rabbit, wideeyed . 'Open your eyes!' 'Unnecessary,' replied the owl, T see just as well when they are closed/ 'Well, who is it ?' she asked. 'It's the unicorn,' he replied nonchalantly. 'And who on Earth is he?' 'Not "on Earth",' the owl murmured, 'a religious beast/ 'Trustworthy ?' asked the rabbit. 'Relatively,' the owl responded, 'fundamentally reliable . Runs true to form, wherever encountered/ 'And does he understand how things are?' she inquired dubiously. 'He does,' the owl answered, 'basically at least, but he is currently misunderstood.' 'Will he talk sense ?' she inquired. 'Does anybody?' he replied. 'To you—probably not: according to what he thinks you may understand.' 'Better for you to do the talking, then,' the rabbit murmured modestly. 'Probably prefer to talk to you about God,' the owl hazarded. 53 XXV. 'THE PURE IN HEART' 'Do you see who's coming?' asked the rabbit, wide- . eyed. 'Open your eyes!' 'Unnecessary,' replied the owl, 'I see just as well when they are closed.' 'Well, who is it?' she asked. 'It's the unicorn,' he replied nonchalantly. 'And who on Earth is he?' 'Not "on Earth",' the owl murmured, 'a religious beast.' 'Trustworthy?' asked the rabbit. 'Relatively,' the owl responded, 'fundamentally reliable . Runs true to form, wherever encountered.' 'And does he understand how things are ?' she inquired dubiously. 'He does,' the owl answered, 'basically at least, but he is currently misunderstood.' / 'Will he talk sense?' she inquired. 'Does anybody?' he replied. 'To you-probably not: according to what he thinks you may understand.' 'Better for you to do the talking, then,' the rabbit murmured modestly. 'Probably prefer to talk to you about God,' the owl hazarded. 53 XXV. 'The Pure in Heart' 'Can't you talk about God?' asked the rabbit. 'Talk? Yes, of course,' the owl replied, 'but really I have nothing to say about what I am.' 'And why is that?' asked the rabbit, 'Because there could not be anything to say,' the owl replied with finality. 'God be with you!' said the unicorn, bowing his horn to the rabbit, 'and with you!' pointing it up towards the owl. 'And with you,' replied the rabbit politely. T am with you,' acknowledged the owl. 'Ah, yes,' said the unicorn, slightly taken aback, 'quite so, yes indeed. God is love,' he announced, 'and we are His children.' T am so glad,' said the rabbit, 'love is so comforting!' ' "Love" is a concept,' stated the owl, 'therefore "God" must be a concept also—if He is "love"—whereas whatever "God" could be is necessarily inconceivable.' 'That, of course, is so,' agreed the unicorn, with a courteous wave of his horn. 'Moreover "love" is only the counterpart of "hate",' said the owl, 'and is all my eye. Please use words correctly.' 'Of course, of course,' said the unicorn, with good humour. 'It is a convention to call it "love". What word would you prefer?' ' "Unicity",' said the owl, 'not accurate—no word could be, in relativity—but that at least does not confuse the issue/ 'Certainly,' said the unicorn, 'if you prefer: "God is Unicity".' T have no preferences,' replied the owl, 'but "unicity" makes sense at least.' 54 xxv. 'The Pure in Heart' 'Can't you talk about God?' asked the rabbit. 'Talk? Yes, of course,' the owl replied, 'but really 1 have nothing to say about what 1 am.' 'And why is that?' asked the rabbit. 'Because there could not be anything to say,' the owl replied with finality. 'God be with you!' said the unicorn, bowing his horn to the rabbit, 'and with you!' pointing it up towards the owl. 'And with you,' replied the rabbit politely. 'I am with you,' acknowledged the owl. 'Ah, yes,' said the unicorn, slightly taken aback, 'quite so, yes indeed. God is love,' he announced, 'and we are His children.' 'I am so glad,' said the rabbit, 'love is so comforting!' '''Love'' is a concept,' stated the owl, 'therefore "God" must be a concept also-if He is "love"-whereas whatever "God" could be is necessarily inconceivable.' 'That, of course, is so,' agreed the unicorn, with a courteous wave of his horn. 'Moreover "love:' is only the counterpart of "hate",' said the owl, 'and is all my eye. Please use words correctly.' 'Of course, of course,' said the unicorn, with good humour. 'It is a convention to call it "love". What word would you prefer?' , "Unicity",' said the owl, 'not accurate...