Beowulf

The story of Beowulf haunts me with its curses and promises of nevers and forevers. Such certainty can only be found in fables and storybooks, not reality.

But sometimes, I crave certainty. I crave knowing. I crave to be able to expect.

Perhaps that is why these classics, with themes that are mostly unapplicable to much of our reality, are so interesting. It is because they are filled with ghosts of our desires.