Re: Hi from Ukraine

Steg Belsky scripsit:

> It's a Hebrew phrase meaning literally _a jumping of the path_.  It's the
> 'technical' term for a type of miracle in which a journey that should
> take a long time only takes a very short time.  "Kwisatz Haderach" (sp?)
> on the other hand is some kind of messianicesque term from the book
> _Dune_.  I read the book two years ago so i don't remember exactly what
> it was supposed to be.
"The one who shortens the way", sc. the way to super-humanity.

--
John Cowan           http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
Please leave your values        |       Check your assumptions.  In fact,
   at the front desk.           |          check your assumptions at the door.
     --sign in Paris hotel      |            --Miles Vorkosigan