Daily Dialogue — October 4, 2019

“Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and bliss shall kiss one another. Man, in his weakness and shortsightedness believes he must make choices in this life. He trembles at the risks he takes. We do know fear. But no. Our choice is of no importance. There comes a time when our eyes are opened and we come to realize that mercy is infinite. We need only await it with confidence and receive it with gratitude. Mercy imposes no conditions. And lo! Everything we have chosen has been granted to us. And everything we rejected has also been granted. Yes, we even get back what we rejected. For mercy and truth have met together, and righteousness and bliss shall kiss one another.”

— Babette’s Feast (1987), screenplay by Gabriel Axel, short story by Karen Blixen

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Cooking. Today’s suggestion by @cindifromindy.

Trivia: First Danish movie to win an Academy Award for best foreign language film.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Such a wonderful blessing before the meal.

What? You thought I wasn’t going to include some cooking images from the movie? Feast your eyes on this!