Fortress4 - The Monday Morning Memo

“My ancestors were Puritans from England.
They arrived here in 1648 in the hope of
finding greater restrictions than were
permissible under English law at that time.”
– Garrison Keillor

Chuang-tzu had a belief about words.
Garrison Keillor has a belief about
the religious views of his forefathers.
You, too, have beliefs.

“As a young man, Achilles ventures forth into the world, where he proceeds from one exploit to the next, vanquishing all manner of opponents until his reputation precedes him far and wide. Then, at the very height of his fame and the peak of his physical prowess, Achilles sets sail for Troy to join the likes of Agamemnon, Menelaus, Ulysses, and Ajax in the greatest battle ever fought by men.

But somewhere on this crossing, somewhere in the middle of the Aegean Sea, unbeknownst to Achilles, the widening rays of his life turn their corners and begin their relentless trajectory inward.

Ten long years, Achilles will remain on the fields of Troy. Over the course of that decade, the area of the conflict will grow smaller as the battle lines of the conflict grow ever closer to the walls of that besieged city. The once countless legions of Greek and Trojan soldiers will grow smaller, diminishing with every additional death. And in the tenth year, when Hector, prince of Troy, slays the beloved Patroclus, Achilles world will grow smaller still.

From that moment, the enemy with all its battalions is reduced in Achilles mind to the one person responsible for the death of his friend.”

- Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway, p. 502-503

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