[MR] Vampire's and Black Death

[Niccolina Mann]

another egroup i am on posted this same thing, and i was just about to post it.  lol  very interesting read, especially when you think about the religious background of the time.

niccolina

 
Passion, it lies in all of us. Sleeping, waiting, and though unwanted, unbidden it will stir.  Open it's jaws and howl.  It speaks to us, guides us.  Passion rules us all. And we obey. What other choice do we have?  Passion is the source of our finest moments. the joy of love, the clarity of hatred, and the ecstasy of grief.  It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion, maybe we'd know some kind of peace. But we would be hollow. Empty rooms, shuttered and dank.  Without passion, we'd truly be dead.