. . . when the world is done with it? Stephen King posed this question in his novella "The Langoliers".
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langoliers
An answer is in present-day Luxor, Egypt, where Luxor's recent history has been snatched away - leaving barren ground and dust swirling in the air.
The real life metaphor of Luxor is as chilling as King's novella. If there is hope and faith that a new "Plan for Luxor" will bring a future dream to life . . . . one can't help but notice that Faith also faces uncertainty. .
The barren land that held Luxor's most recent shape may give life to something new - but what exactly?
Will the "Master Plan" recreate the work of generations - of dreams, ambitions, enterprises, and designs cultivated over decades. Will the plan find it economical to balance aesthetics and make a street more interesting to visitors ?
As in the movie - as the last structure slides into the black chasm of the past, one wonders what happens next? Will the low-bid architects of modern-day Egypt pull the design for THIS building out of their files?
Out in the greyness of the "nows" which have not yet arrived - new shapes are forming. If we wait long enough - they may yet come to life.
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langoliers
An answer is in present-day Luxor, Egypt, where Luxor's recent history has been snatched away - leaving barren ground and dust swirling in the air.
The real life metaphor of Luxor is as chilling as King's novella. If there is hope and faith that a new "Plan for Luxor" will bring a future dream to life . . . . one can't help but notice that Faith also faces uncertainty. .
The barren land that held Luxor's most recent shape may give life to something new - but what exactly?
Will the "Master Plan" recreate the work of generations - of dreams, ambitions, enterprises, and designs cultivated over decades. Will the plan find it economical to balance aesthetics and make a street more interesting to visitors ?
As in the movie - as the last structure slides into the black chasm of the past, one wonders what happens next? Will the low-bid architects of modern-day Egypt pull the design for THIS building out of their files?
Out in the greyness of the "nows" which have not yet arrived - new shapes are forming. If we wait long enough - they may yet come to life.
what brought this up. Pulling an allnighter or couldn't sleep
ReplyDeleteJust looking for a chance to introduce a mention of the Langoliers to a blog post. Its a time thing.
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