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The transformative dark night of the soul
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La noche oscura del alma: The transformative dark night of the soul
Hazme las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso: Make for me the accounts clear and the chocolate thick.
This dicho, or saying, when said to a person retelling the family stories too harshly and without sincere love, means: Tell me the old stories clearly, but make them dulce, sweet and nourishing.
I was remembering that old exhortation when I saw the pope this week on TV. I realized that I have many more memories of Cardinal Ratzinger than I do of the pope -- yet they are the same man.
But are they really the same man?
I saw evidence to the contrary this week.
