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Recieved: 2003/01/15 17:34
Subject: Re: [k-list] Beyond the Skin
From: Claressa Ellinger
On 2003/01/15 17:34, Claressa Ellinger posted thus to the K-list:
Greetings,
This was one of the most beautiful stories I have read in a long time.
Thank you for sharing.
In gratitude
Claressa
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From: <Kimcis640 AT_NOSPAM aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:35 AM
Subject: [k-list] Beyond the Skin
> Hi, I believe art doesn't belong to us, that it's important to let go of
it.
> Nothing is meant to be possessed. Perhaps some may enjoy reading this:
>
> Beyond the Skin
>
> A memory from Israel came to mind tonight, or maybe I should say to heart.
> It was a strange happening, something that wasn't more than a whisper, but
> profound in its affect on me. Ten years ago I was in a supermarket in
> Jerusalem, picking up a few things for dinner; and I became aware of the
> presence of a man, but mostly of his eyes. There was an immediate
> attraction, a strong pull between us...no words, only a recognition, a
> warmth. I felt taken by the unexpected. What surprised me is that I felt
an
> attraction for a man whose entire face had been badly burnt and was
> completely scarred. His face was deformed. Despite the grossness of his
> face I recognized myself in him. Within the existence of our shared space
I
> felt a love that could be compared most closely to being in love. My feel
> ings didn't have anything to do with pity or compassion. I felt as though
I
> knew him, as though he lived inside of me. All I saw were his eyes. His
> face disappeared and what existed was the silent dialogue that moved
between
> us. Besides the beauty that I perceived in him I could tell that he had
been
> physically beautiful by the way he carried himself. I turned and looked
at
> him before I left the store. He was at the check out stand. We looked at
> each other for a second or so. I was too shy to venture any further. For
> nearly a month I had been living in Israel with a male companion; and the
> thought of him jolted me into leaving. I walked back to our apartment and
> made dinner. I can still feel the eyes of the man in the store. On a day
> that was otherwise common I was taught about love and what makes a man
> handsome. Tomorrow I'll be forty-six. Only now have I come to realize
the
> man with the scarred face. And I saw my self.
>
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