Of time and water
A heartening description of time as the great irrigator of the world. See another such ripening interpretation by Kazantzakis.
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The cry of justice
Sooner or later, someone, somewhere will cry out against a wrong, no matter how small and despised their voice to...
Stuff-pocket Zebedee
A hard-dealing merchant who makes money hand over fist. His elderly wife Salome is a more impressive character, however.
'And...
Of struggle and triumph
This terrific, vital novel was written by Kazantzakis, author of the more famous Zorba the Greek, to share the story...
From mud to spirit
Yes, there is much you can do to transmute mud into brightness if you have enough time.
I love the...
When does a world disappear?
When does a world disappear? When inequality goes too far.
Inequality seems much in the news these days, an apparently...
God-trodden chaos
This vivid re-telling of Christ's story evokes a human hunger for unity and enlightenment, and freedom from 'God-trodden chaos'. This...
Career choices
Here Zorba points out the choices his boss has to make, since you can't prattle about socialism and be a...
Steady as she goes
Sometimes the world - at least our human version of it - feels wobbly, so I found this affirmation of...
As big as …
A vivid way to vaunt the vastness of vine-fruit.
'The grapes seemed as big as twelve-year old boys.'
Source:...
Desert-roughened voice
This refers to Salome (not that Salome), the upright, powerful wife of Zebedee, whose anger terrifies her son because it...
Freshly-bathed earth
The freshness after rain which Rumi uses as a metaphor for spiritual enlightenment, is here presented as a source of...
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