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β€œdesire wants incarnation.” i agree with this statement completely. everything in this article was gold; human nature beautifully described, and mortality elevated.

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When Odysseus arrives at Scheria, he reveals his ideal β€” not perfection but a love united in gentle grace towards one another:

β€œπ‘΅π’ π’‡π’Šπ’π’†π’“, π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’•π’†π’“ π’ˆπ’Šπ’‡π’• π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕…

π’˜π’‰π’†π’ π’Žπ’‚π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’π’Žπ’‚π’ 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’‰π’π’Žπ’†, π’•π’˜π’ π’Žπ’Šπ’π’…π’”,

π’•π’˜π’ 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’π’“π’Œ 𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆. π‘«π’†π’”π’‘π’‚π’Šπ’“ 𝒕𝒐 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’†π’π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’†π’”,

𝒂 π’‹π’π’š 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…π’”. π‘»π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’π’˜π’ 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 π’„π’π’‚π’Šπ’Ž 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’π’π’“π’š.”

I thought you did a great job capturing that part of him in this piece!

And I'd like to share a poem I wrote about the episode with Calypso:

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑀𝑒𝑠𝑒, π‘œπ‘“ π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘“π‘’π‘™π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘ β€”π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘“π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘

π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘‘ π‘–π‘šπ‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’,

π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘£π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ 𝑖𝑛 π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘‘

π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘™ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’.

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘œ 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’,

π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘“π‘’π‘ π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘ π‘π‘™π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘β„Ž

π‘œπ‘“ π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘£π‘œπ‘€π‘ , π‘œπ‘“ πΌπ‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘Žβ€™π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘–π‘™,

π‘œπ‘“ π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘  𝑦𝑒𝑑 π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘‘β„Ž.

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘›π‘¦π‘šπ‘β„Ž π‘€β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘› 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑒𝑛𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑

π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘›β€™π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑏𝑖𝑑𝑠 β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›;

β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘£π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦, π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘, 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘

π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘  π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘›-β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘›.

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘“π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’ 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑠 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘π‘™π‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ ,

π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑙𝑖𝑒—

β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘ π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘™π‘–π‘šπ‘–π‘‘ π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦π‘ 

𝑠𝑒𝑑𝑠 π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘™, π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑦.

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘“π‘’π‘™ π‘ π‘Žπ‘–π‘™,

π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œβ€™π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝;

β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘€π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘˜π‘  π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘˜π‘’π‘’π‘™

π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘šπ‘–π‘ π‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘˜π‘’π‘’π‘.

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔 β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑𝑠 π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘› π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘’

π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑒 π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ 𝑒𝑛𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ β„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘£π‘’;

β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘™π‘œπ‘¦π‘Žπ‘™π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑑𝑒

𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘’π‘  π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ 𝑙𝑖𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘ .

πΉπ‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘™ 𝑖𝑠 β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘›,

π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΊπ‘œπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘ β€™ π‘£π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘šβ€”

𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘“π‘’π‘™π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘ , π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘€π‘› π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ ,

π‘™π‘Žπ‘’π‘›π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘“π‘‘ π‘œπ‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘›β€™π‘  π‘›π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘š.

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘“ πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘, π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘ , π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’,

π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘”π‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦β€™π‘  π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘’:

π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑠 π‘‘π‘œ π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’,

π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 π‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘›π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘˜ β„Žπ‘œπ‘šπ‘’.

https://andrewsawyer.substack.com/p/the-way-home-part-1-calypsos-island

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Haley Barkman
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Love the use of the Odyssey here! Great read.

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Clark Stevens
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My first, and last, emoji comment. But perfectly appropriate.

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Robyn Brown
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"the possibility that love begins in an unpredictable fall" - love this, as well as your reflection that "earthly love is a kind of first draft of eternity"

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Megan Willome
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"desire exists before explanation"

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Anna Gallant
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Excellent. Loved it!

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Issy Bee
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This is absolutely incredible, Sherry. You are an amazing writer!

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