Icarus disobeyed his father, Daedalus, who warned him not to fly either too high or too low.
Icarus' wings were made by his father and adhered to Icarus by wax. It was the wax that melted, the wings fell off and he plummeted to earth. This subject matter is well depicted in the world of art to depict the virtues of moderation. In some cases it also represented the difficulties of spiritual ascent. best- Heather -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim L'Hommedieu Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:27 AM To: Catherine McKay; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Eric Taylor; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: false alarms Wonderful job, Catherine. Thanks for taking the time to write and polish this. You too, Bob. Lama --- Catherine McKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What goes up, must come down. > > Icarus thought he could fly. At the point where he's > ascending, he's still under the delusion/illusion > that > indeed he can fly to the sun. It's only the > omniscient > storyteller, Joni, (and we, the listeners) who > realize > the delusion. Icarus' arms are beautiful, but > they're > foolish - foolish, because we know it's foolish to > try > to fly to the sun on hand-made wings; we know he's > going to crash and burn; but we still believe in the > beauty of the attempt and wish, for his sake, that > he > would make it. You can hear the love and sadness in > Joni's voice even as she sings this line. How can > you > not love Icarus, even though you know he's doomed? > So > go so many things in life - you really want the guy > to > make it. Likewise, we know after the fact that > Amelia's flight was doomed, but no one knew this > when > she took off. If she had made it, she would have > gone > down in history. Because she didn't make it, she > still > went down in history and probably remains more > visible > because of it than she would have if she hadn't just > disappeared. It's beautiful and sad, the essence of > tragedy. Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
