He waved his hand in the air, as if to erase what he'd said, and added, "These words seem like gibberish to you, but they are a miner's psalms. Each occupation has its own language. I was born hearing them, and through them I came to know the world. God made language for that purpose. A dog or a chimpanzee can express rage or fear, but they can't wonder about the meaning of life, right? I'm a creationist, so I believe the Bible when it says that the first thing was the Word. Everything is explained by that. Look around---you won't see anything but foliage and bushes. And do you know why? Because you don't know the name of each plant. Whereas the indigenous people go into the jungle and read. To you it's just a landscape."
The Night Will Be Long, by Santiago Gamboa











