, I missed the initial post, so all I'm going to say here is genuinely off topic.Suppose someone, not dar, expresses some feelings to us. And someone else, not LisaLCFan, reads it, empathizes, is moved and thanks for sharing it. At the same time that else, of course not LisaLCFan, perceives that someone has attacked owns beliefs or a painful decision that took one day or that have been expressed a faith with ridiculous dogmas...
“But I know what is wrong
And I know what is right
And I'd die for the truth
In my secret life”
it is necessary to show the disagreement.
“Well, I hope I see you
Out there on the corner”
“On the streets of Chicago”
Maybe that's why we don't come here to talk about our thoughts; especially we don't express opinions about Cohen's work, that should be the place.
LisaLCFan asked months ago if anyone had read “A Ballet of Lepers”, asked for “thoughts?”… nothing, except two interesting posts from a Wikipedia publisher, not an active member
https://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewt ... &start=30
(I agree that it is unpleasant in many moments, it is also very interesting, regardless who is the author).
The first song I consciously heard by Cohen was “You Know Who I Am”, at the beginning of my adolescence, the atmosphere, the beauty, the mystery, the pain captivated me, I needed to know what it said, with zero knowledge of the language, I tried to translate and understand it. Today I'm still working to understand it and, furthermore, I suspect that there are moments that I disagree, too.
Zimmer