Wenda
2007-01-24 07:38:06
I keep being reminded of a poem written over a hundred years ago: Il Gran Rifiuta, or The Great No:
A day comes to some people when
they must pronounce the great Yes or the great No.
It is instantly clear who has the Yes within,
ready; and by uttering it, he crosses over to
his honor and conviction. The one who
refuses has no remorse. If asked again,
he’d say no again. And yet that No–
the right No-weighs him down to his life’s end.
