Fare Forward
There is an unseen abyss which separates each of us from the truth about our existence. Only the poet and madman know this terrible place where the demons of fear and chaos hold sway, but only the poet can escape it again. Hence his motto: 'fare forward!'. When we throw ourselves into the uncharted realms of imagination we see that this world is no more than a fading spark in an infinite, unfathomable universe of fire and darkness; that our own individuality amounts to nothing, and that in the face of these great and powerful forces we are utterly insignificant, a mere feather borne on the winds of Fate. However, the very act of grasping this profound and chastening truth may just be enough to open the door to another, altogether different, realm, and, paradoxically, at the very moment we discover our insignificance we may finally come to understand our significance. Beyond the abyss there is a safe haven. Fare forward!
Alain de Pruno

'Là, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté,
Luxe, calme et volupté.'
Charles Baudelaire

'Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.'
Antoine de Saint-Exupery