[Lennier is concerned he has offended Captain Montoya with his curiosity.]
FFindell
No, the captain does not believe in indiscreet questions. He believes the only way to get pertinent information is to ask impertinent questions.
“Meditations on the Abyss” · Season 5
In this episode: Londo Mollari (2), Zack Allan (2), Michael Garibaldi (1), G'Kar (1), Stephen Franklin (1), Vir Cotto (1)
If I take a lamp and shine it toward the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth, for understanding. Too often we assume that the light on the wall is God. But the light is not the goal of the search; it is the result of the search. The more intense the search, the brighter the light on the wall. The brighter the light on the wall, the greater the sense of revelation upon seeing it! Similarly, someone who does not search, who does not bring a lantern with him, sees nothing. What we perceive as God, is the byproduct of our search for God. It may simply be an appreciation of the light, pure and unblemished, not understanding that it comes from us. Sometimes we stand in front of the light and assume that we are the center of the universe. God looks astonishingly like we do! Or we turn to look at our shadow, and assume that all is darkness. If we allow ourselves to get in the way, we defeat the purpose; which is to use the light of our search to illuminate the wall in all its beauty...and in all its flaws. And in so doing better understand the world around us.
MCaptain Montoya
To be Anla'Shok means understanding that there is nothing to fear in death except the failure to complete our assigned mission. Death is not the enemy. Death simply is.
[Vir walks into Londo's quarters]
Something I can do for you, Vir?
[Vir walks past Londo and grabs a sword off of the wall without slowing down]
No, I just need to borrow this for a minute. I'll be right back.
[Vir is attacking a Drazi merchant/spy in public]
What happened to Vir?
I promoted him. Now, now he is ready to be the ambassador for the Centauri.
[Zack relates the incident with Vir in the Zocalo to Sheridan, Franklin, and Delenn, all laughing]
And Londo?
Oh, he was just standing there, watching as Vir tore the place apart! [more laughter; Zack puts on self-important tone] "Today he is a man!"
[A very drunk Garibaldi stumbles into his quarters.]
Sh...Show me the way to go home, I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a little...oh, that's a big drink...about an hour ago and it went right to my head. [pauses] What did I do...with that link? You here, Linky, Linky, Linky? Here, Linky? [finds his link] Oh, the missing link!
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