Finally he said that if men drink the blood of God yet they do not understand the seriousness of what they do. He said that men wish to be serious but they do not understand how to be so. Between their acts and their ceremonies lies the world and in this world the storms blow and the trees twist in the wind and all the animals that God has made go to and fro yet this world men do not see. They see the acts of their own hands or they see that which they name and call out to one another but the world between is invisible to them
In "The Crossing" by Cormac McCarthy, the speaker emphasizes the profound disconnect between human actions and the deeper significance behind them. He observes that while people engage in rituals and seek to demonstrate seriousness, they fail to grasp the true weight of their actions. Their focus is often limited to their immediate surroundings and the tangible results of their efforts, overlooking the larger, more complex world that exists around them.
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