The Wheel Of Life Turns Again
Constantly, consistently renewed; endless in the threads the Maker has created for us. I know it has been a long while since my last post – I just haven’t had the time or the subject to commit anything down here until now.
Dear readers, it is with deep sadness that I pull myself out of my everyday madness to bring you this news. Some of you may feel unaffected by it as you may not be familiar with this man’s epic work but this is for those of you who have been touched by his words and shared his world.
Two days ago, the man named James Oliver Rigney Jr. or better known as Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel Of Time series; lost his long and agonising battle to a heart condition.
It seems only yesterday when I first spied Eye of The World on my dorm mate’s shelf and I asked him about it. Promptly handing me the book my mate said only 3 words - “It’s really awesome!”
And like a hungry wolf in the midst of lambs, I devoured all 7 books that were written at the time and eagerly awaited for more. (11 books have been published at this date, and the 12th remains unfinished) The imprint that his words and ideas left on me will remain with me forever.
The seals that hold back night shall weaken,
and in the heart of winter shall winter’s heart be born
amid the wailing of lamentations and the gnashing of teeth,
for winter’s heart shall ride a black horse,
and the name of it is Death.
- from The Karaethon Cycle:
The Prophecies of the Dragon – Winter’s Heart (book 9)
Robert Jordan, I alongside your family, friends and the millions of fans around the world, will mourn the loss of your genius, creativity and talent. May your legacy forever immortalise you. And in your own words, ‘may you shelter in the palm of the Creator’s hand, and may the last embrace of the mother welcome you home’.
