In one of Mr. Da Vinci’s notebooks he mentions “enfin“. I had come across that word at the library and I returned to find Enfin by Aquinas circa 1270.

Honestly, I am over amazed that religion, especially my brand of religion, Catholic, has been able to maintain its strangle hold on generation after generation. I’m not an atheist only because I feel the need from time to time to give thanks for unexpected good fortune; nevertheless, one of my favorite communicators is a British guy named Pat Condell who is a devoted atheist. I hope all you open minded citizens of the world will listen to a few of Mr. Condell’s videos. I must also warn all you religious nuts, and you most definitely know who you are, to avoid these videos.

Sorry, I darted off course. I do that from time to time. It’s called a senior moment. Getting back to Enfin by Aquinas, I am both over amazed and over disappointed that nothing, religiously speaking, has changed in 739 long ass years.

Here’s a excerpt from Enfin by Aquinas:

Go ahead fools rub your hands together, grind your teeth, and get on your knees and pray to our Saints. We Langoliers have control of your treasury, your military, and your lives. And whenever it suits our purpose, we’ll use anarchy to make that little mind of yours come rushing to us to find ease and safety. It’s both sardonic and riotous to watch you file into the very buildings on Sunday, to learn about the plans we’ve made for managing you, throughout the week. Our Prince said that not only would you come bearing gifts, you’d give us your minds, bodies and souls to do with as we pleased. Even after years of understanding, I still find it thorny at times to look at you with compassion instead of scorn as you bow and kiss my hand after I have enjoyed your children as I pleased right under your dirty noses.

I don’t know if Steven King used Aquinas’ mention of the Langoliers or not, but I’ve just always referred to them as priests.

With warm regards,
Bob Miller

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