. . . it cannot be a coincidence that glass is so common a substance in
folk-lore. This princess lives in a glass castle, that princess on a glass hill; this one sees all things in a mirror; they may all live in glass
houses if they will not throw stones. For this thin glitter of glass everywhere is the expression of the fact that the happiness is bright but
brittle, like the substance most easily smashed by a housemaid or a cat. And this fairy-tale sentiment also sank into me and became my sentiment
towards the whole world. I felt and feel that life itself is as bright as the diamond, but as brittle as the window-pane; and when the heavens were
compared to the terrible crystal I can remember a shudder. I was afraid that God would drop the cosmos with a crash.
Orthodoxy, first published in 1908, by G. K. Chesterton, is in the public domain, and available from Project Gutenberg. The previous post in this series is here.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 14
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