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And maybe Joyce was a fan of the Brothers Grimm! [1] "The third question is, how many seconds of time are there in eternity?" Then said the shepherd boy: "
by interroboink 2y ago
And maybe Joyce was a fan of the Brothers Grimm! [1]
"The third question is, how many seconds of time are there in
eternity?" Then said the shepherd boy: "In Lower Pomerania is the Diamond
Mountain, which is two miles and a half high, two miles and a half wide,
and two miles and a half in depth; every hundred years a little bird
comes and sharpens its beak on it, and when the whole mountain is worn
away by this, then the first second of eternity will be over."
[1] https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/the_shepherd_boy https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/the_shephe...
- szvsw 2y agoLove it! I think it is a somewhat common analogy in catechistic texts but I’m not positive. I don’t think anyone could write it quite like Joyce though!