Holly is a symbol of goodwill and joy. In the Victorian language of flowers, holly means foresight. Holly is seen as a symbol of good luck in both Christianity and Islam. But most importantly for me, it is said that disputes are often solved "under the holly tree"
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Sunday Offering #29: Not With A Bang, But With A Wimper
Alice Walker, Author (The Color Purple, 1982) Feminist and Civil Rights Activist "Activism is the Rent I pay for living on this Planet."
From the Speech at Evening of Conscience, October 2, 2006 San Fransisco
"This is the way the world ends,not with a bang, but with a wimper" is the last line of the poem "The Hollow Men" by T.S. Elliot
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