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-We think of islands as places to -retreat from the world's troubles. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:48 | |
-It's an old perception. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
-Traditionally, man went to the -desert to be closer to his god... | 0:00:51 | 0:00:56 | |
-..to meditate... | 0:00:57 | 0:00:59 | |
-..to escape from the world... | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
-..and find a vision. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
-Where better to seek -spiritual sanctuary... | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
-..than on an island? | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
-In this programme, I'll visit -some of Britain's holy islands. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:20 | |
-I'm starting here, -on St Herbert's Island. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
-Herbert came to this island -in Derwentwater, Cumbria... | 0:01:26 | 0:01:30 | |
-..to live as a hermit -in the seventh century. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:34 | |
-Retreating was a tradition -dating back to early Christianity. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:39 | |
-Christian monks -left their communities... | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
-..to live alone -in the desert and pray. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:50 | |
-There wasn't a desert in Britain for -a fledgling hermit like St Herbert. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:56 | |
-But there were numerous islands -off Britain's coastline... | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
-..and in her lakes. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-I'd like to think... | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
-..this ruin was part -of St Herbert's cell. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
-It's part of a chapel built -for medieval pilgrims. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:18 | |
-St Herbert would have led -a simple life here. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
-He had everything -he needed from the lake... | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
-..water to drink and fish to eat... | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
-..allowing him to spend his time -meditating and praying. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:33 | |
-St Herbert left the island -only once a year... | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
-..to confess to his great friend, -St Cuthbert... | 0:02:42 | 0:02:46 | |
-..an abbot on Lindisfarne Island. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
-They were such great friends... | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
-..that St Herbert prayed to God -they both could die the same day. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:57 | |
-He couldn't imagine life -without his friend. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:02 | |
-And that's what happened, -on the 20th of March, 687. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:10 | |
-The island is a beautiful place -to visit, even on a day like today. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
-Here, surrounded -by the glory of nature... | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
-..it's easy to imagine finding -a deeper spiritual awareness. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:30 | |
-But this is what I want to know. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
-Is there more to islands -than natural beauty? | 0:03:33 | 0:03:37 | |
-Driving to the next location -feels like being on an island. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:48 | |
-But I'm in a river of traffic. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
-Was that the hidden agenda -for devising motorways? | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
-For a rare opportunity -to be alone... | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
-..a relative luxury -in our hectic modern lives. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:03 | |
-On the motorway... | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
-..we're between two worlds... | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
-..midway between -our starting point and destination. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:16 | |
-In the Middle Ages, holy islands -were viewed in the same way... | 0:04:16 | 0:04:21 | |
-..a midway point -between this world and the next. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:26 | |
-I'm going to Hereford Cathedral. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
-It's 50 miles from the sea -without a holy island near it. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
-But this is the home of Mappa Mundi -or map of the world. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:39 | |
-It dates back to 1300. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
-Through studying the map... | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
-..we gain an insight into -how our forefathers viewed islands. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:50 | |
-But it's a map unlike -any we're used to. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:54 | |
-Cannon Chris Pullin -is an expert on the map. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
-I've asked his help -to decipher it. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
-One thing is that it faces east. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
-East is at the top, not north. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:06 | |
-Britain is just there, -in the bottom left hand quarter. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:12 | |
-If we turn our heads to one side... | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
-..we see Britain -compressed like a baby in the womb. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:19 | |
-Upon closer inspection... | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
-..we see familiar names -like Londonia, or London. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
-Here, in red writing, -there's Snawedon or Snowdon. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:32 | |
-Caernarfon is nearby. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
-Why are the countries -stacked on top of each other? | 0:05:35 | 0:05:39 | |
-It's been presented within a circle -because that was a perfect shape. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:44 | |
-Things have been distorted -to fit within the circle... | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
-..and not just -to fit within the circle... | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
-..but to have Jerusalem placed -at the very centre of the map. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:55 | |
-That's another distortion. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:56 | |
-The Holy Land is presented -out of all proportion... | 0:05:56 | 0:06:00 | |
-..to its actual size in the world. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:02 | |
-It's very large in the map, -but then it's very significant... | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
-..and that's the reason why. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
-To the medieval mind... | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
-..religious accuracy had precedence -over geographical accuracy. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:17 | |
-I asked Chris about the chain of -islands on the right of the map... | 0:06:18 | 0:06:22 | |
-..below North Africa. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
-Around the edges of the map -we tend to have islands and lands... | 0:06:25 | 0:06:30 | |
-..that are known about through -legend and ancient writings... | 0:06:31 | 0:06:35 | |
-..but which no human has ever seen, -or has ever seen mythical, I guess! | 0:06:35 | 0:06:40 | |
-Down here, we have the Happy -Islands, the Fortunate Islands... | 0:06:41 | 0:06:46 | |
-..where fruit fell into your hand... | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
-..and sheep and ewes -walked up to you to be milked. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
-An earthy paradise. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:53 | |
-An earthy paradise. - -That's right. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
-On the top of Mappa Mundi, -we see Eden... | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
-..paradise itself... | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
-..represented as a circular island -surrounded by a circle of fire. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:07 | |
-Why was Eden considered -an island in the Middle Ages? | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
-They believed it was somewhere... | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
-..but quite where, no-one could say, -in the east, in the furthest east. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:20 | |
-No-one had been there and no-one -had seemed to reach it or find it. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
-There was the legend -that people who died... | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
-..those who were going to heaven -waited there for the end of time... | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
-..and the opening of the gates of -heaven when they would then go in. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
-Directly about it -we have Christ sitting in majesty... | 0:07:33 | 0:07:37 | |
-..judging the souls -of the living and dead. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:41 | |
-Those on his left -going into the jaws of hell... | 0:07:41 | 0:07:45 | |
-..and those on his right being -received by angels into heaven. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
-The worldly paradise is very close -to where on the map... | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
-..we see -the heavenly realm depicted. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
-My next destination... | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
-..is an island off -the north east coast of Anglesey. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:11 | |
-But it's only at high tide -that Llanddwyn is an island at all. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:17 | |
-A cold and sad beauty -surrounds Llanddwyn Island today... | 0:08:28 | 0:08:33 | |
-..which seems fitting. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:35 | |
-St Dwynwen, -who gave the island its name... | 0:08:35 | 0:08:40 | |
-..first came here -suffering from a broken heart. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:44 | |
-As the tide turned and the water -became shallow enough to cross... | 0:08:46 | 0:08:51 | |
-..the island warden gave me a lift. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
-I'm meeting Rev Andrew Jones -to learn more about Dwynwen. | 0:08:55 | 0:09:01 | |
-It's believed she was one -of Brychan Brycheiniog's daughters. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
-She fell in love with Maelon. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:11 | |
-But her father had different ideas. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:15 | |
-He'd promised her hand to another. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
-Maelon is heartbroken. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:21 | |
-Dwynwen begs God... | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
-..to help her -forget her love for him. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
-One night, after praying fervently, -God gives her a potion. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:35 | |
-She drinks it. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
-But Maelon also drinks it -and turns into a lump of ice. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:42 | |
-To solve this new development, -Dwynwen is granted three wishes. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:49 | |
-Firstly, Maelon's release. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
-Secondly, that she will -never be troubled again... | 0:09:51 | 0:09:55 | |
-..by feelings of love for him -or any other living man. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:59 | |
-And lastly, -for God to work through her... | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
-..to look after all true lovers. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
-Dwynwen was granted her wishes. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
-We remember her -on the 25th of January... | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
-..as the patron saint -of Welsh lovers. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
-Dwynwen spent the rest of her life -as a nun on Llanddwyn. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:25 | |
-This is where she died, around 460. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
-Why have people been drawn -to islands throughout the ages? | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
-It's an early Christian tradition. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
-Men and women left -their communities... | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
-..and went to deserts -in Syria, Palestine and Egypt. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
-They retreated to create -a deeper relationship with God. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:54 | |
-They escaped, but they fled -to have more freedom to worship... | 0:10:55 | 0:11:01 | |
-..and immerse themselves -in spirituality. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:05 | |
-Ironically, -once they had retreated... | 0:11:05 | 0:11:11 | |
-..people flocked -to be closer to them... | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
-..because they thought -their holiness was contagious... | 0:11:16 | 0:11:20 | |
-..to take advantage -of their sanctity. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
-But as humans, we are social beings. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
-Is it good to be so insular? | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
-Interestingly, Llanddwyn -is unlike other islands. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:35 | |
-Bardsey and Caldey -are always islands. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
-But because of the tide... | 0:11:40 | 0:11:42 | |
-..Llanddwyn isn't an island -all day, every day. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:46 | |
-The tide makes her an island -at certain times of the day. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:51 | |
-There's a life lesson there. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:55 | |
-Like many, -I like to be an island at times. | 0:11:55 | 0:12:00 | |
-But like Llanddwyn, -I also need the company of people. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:05 | |
-What was a nun or monk's life -on such an island? | 0:12:09 | 0:12:14 | |
-In part two, I visit -a community of contemporary monks... | 0:12:16 | 0:12:21 | |
-..on an island off the Scottish -coast, to find the answer. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:25 | |
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-Pleased to meet you, Ifor. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:44 | |
-What would it be like to live -a monk's life on a Holy Isle? | 0:12:49 | 0:12:53 | |
-I've come to Scotland -to meet contemporary monks... | 0:12:56 | 0:13:00 | |
-..to find the answer. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
-I'm going to Eilean Molaise, the -Holy Isle off the coast of Arran. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:13 | |
-The spiritual tradition -that's practised there today... | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
-..isn't one we'd expect in Scotland. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:20 | |
-In Scottish Gaelic, -Eilean Molaise means Molaise Island. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
-Molaise was a Christian monk who -settled here in the sixth century. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:33 | |
-Since the 1990s, the island -has become home to Buddhist monks. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:37 | |
-On part of the island... | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
-..seventeen nuns have retreated -from the world for four years... | 0:13:40 | 0:13:45 | |
-..in keeping -with Buddhist tradition. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
-I wasn't allowed to visit -that part of the island. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
-But there's -a Studies Centre at the other end. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
-I'm meeting Choden, -a former monk who runs the courses. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
-I asked him -about the island's appeal. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
-It's got an amazing history -going back to the sixth century. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:09 | |
-There's a tangible energy here, -something quite pure. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:14 | |
-We don't want commercial activity. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
-Once here, -it's actually hard to spend money! | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
-There's no mobile phone reception, -we're not keen on the Internet. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:24 | |
-We have a few connections -because we need it. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:28 | |
-We try to make this place -as simple and pure as we can. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
-We're not trying -to create some rarefied place... | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
-..set apart from the world. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
-We try to provide a context -where people can get rejuvenated... | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
-..emotionally and spiritually... | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
-..tap something in themselves and -carry that with them in their lives. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:51 | |
-A place that cultivates -inner growth, peace and awareness... | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
-..if you set something like -that up, it has a powerful effect. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
-Buddhists reach a state -of awareness and inner peace... | 0:15:00 | 0:15:05 | |
-..through prayer -and quiet meditation. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:09 | |
-Even though I'd never tried -this form of meditation... | 0:15:10 | 0:15:15 | |
-..Choden invited me to join -one of his sessions on the islands. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:19 | |
-The first thing -is to sit comfortably. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:23 | |
-The actual practice is... | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
-..using the breathing -and becoming aware of the breath... | 0:15:26 | 0:15:30 | |
-..as we breathe in and out. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:33 | |
-Every time your mind -wanders away, notice that... | 0:15:33 | 0:15:36 | |
-..and bring your attention back -to the breathing. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
-They'll meditate silently -like this... | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
-..for 45 minutes every morning -and an hour at night. | 0:15:56 | 0:16:01 | |
-I was released after five minutes. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:03 | |
-I enjoyed experiencing -one of their rituals. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
-It's a large part -of their vision for the island. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-They welcome every faith, -and even those who have no faith. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:18 | |
-The next island on my journey -lies off the Northumbria coast. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:27 | |
-I'm going to Lindisfarne. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
-Like Llanddwyn, -it can be reached over land. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
-But in Lindisfarne's case, -it involves more travelling. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:41 | |
-Wow. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:46 | |
-I'm halfway across the causeway -that leads to Lindisfarne. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:55 | |
-The sea covers the causeway -at certain times of the day. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
-You have to take care of the tide! | 0:17:02 | 0:17:05 | |
-At least once a month, -a car gets stuck here. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
-The real pilgrims... | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
-..walked to the island... | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
-..by following -the line of poles in the sand. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:21 | |
-If they were caught by the tide... | 0:17:22 | 0:17:26 | |
-..they made a dash -for those wooden huts... | 0:17:26 | 0:17:31 | |
-..and sheltered there -until the tide turned! | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
-Lindisfarne Abbey, established -in the early 7th century... | 0:17:38 | 0:17:42 | |
-..was a branch of -the Christian community on Iona... | 0:17:42 | 0:17:46 | |
-..off the west coast of Scotland. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
-It was part of a mission... | 0:17:50 | 0:17:52 | |
-..to reintroduce -Christianity throughout England. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
-It soon became -the most holy island in Britain. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:02 | |
-It's no surprise that the island -attracts 150,000 of pilgrims... | 0:18:04 | 0:18:09 | |
-..every year. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
-It's where the famous Lindisfarne -Gospels were produced... | 0:18:12 | 0:18:17 | |
-..and where parts of the Bible -was first translated into English. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:22 | |
-But it was the reign of St Cuthbert -that made Lindisfarne famous. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:28 | |
-He was the sixth abbot. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
-He was a shrewd leader -of the Church in difficult times. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:36 | |
-When his duties permitted... | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
-..he retreated from the other monks -to stand in the sea and pray. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:45 | |
-When he came out of the sea... | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
-..two otters ran to him, -breathed on his feet to warm them... | 0:18:49 | 0:18:55 | |
-..and dry them with their fur. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
-On this remote island... | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
-..the monks' lives -were governed by the seasons. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:06 | |
-Cuthbert was arguably -the first ever nature reservist. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
-He banned the practice of -hunting wild ducks and seabirds... | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
-..and collecting their eggs. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:18 | |
-The location -of Lindisfarne Abbey on an island... | 0:19:18 | 0:19:23 | |
-..was a curse as well as a blessing. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:25 | |
-Due to its remoteness... | 0:19:26 | 0:19:27 | |
-..the Abbey became an important -cultural and spiritual centre... | 0:19:28 | 0:19:32 | |
-..full of treasures. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:34 | |
-But it was also -an easy target from the sea. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
-The Vikings first attacked in 793. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:45 | |
-After a series -of similar, savage campaigns... | 0:19:45 | 0:19:49 | |
-..the monks were forced to flee. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
-After they left the island... | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
-..things gradually -went back to the natural state... | 0:19:56 | 0:20:00 | |
-..which first attracted them. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
-Enlli -is the final island I'm visiting. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
-This little island -was familiar to the Vikings. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:14 | |
-They gave Enlli her English name, -Bardsey. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:18 | |
-It's said 20,000 saints -are buried here. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
-Why did they venture -to cross the Sound to Enlli? | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
-In many traditions... | 0:20:30 | 0:20:31 | |
-..crossing water represents -the journey to a better place... | 0:20:32 | 0:20:36 | |
-..some sort of paradise. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:38 | |
-The Vikings sent their dead out -to sea in ships that were ablaze. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
-In Maori legend... | 0:20:42 | 0:20:44 | |
-..souls gathered at the -country's most northerly point... | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
-..before embarking -on their final journey. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:51 | |
-In India, -after the body is burned... | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
-..the ashes are scattered on -the Ganga to be carried out to sea. | 0:20:55 | 0:21:00 | |
-Crossing to Enlli was sacred, -according to the Welsh. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:08 | |
-But its sanctity -was known beyond Wales. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:11 | |
-In the early 12th century... | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
-..Pope Calixtus II declared -that three pilgrimages to Enlli... | 0:21:15 | 0:21:19 | |
-..was as valuable as one to Rome. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
-If that sounds like an easy option, -it wasn't. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
-Crossing to Enlli -has always been perilous. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:31 | |
-In the 19th century... | 0:21:31 | 0:21:33 | |
-..there would be a shipwreck -every other year on Bardsey Sound. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:39 | |
-To this day... | 0:21:39 | 0:21:40 | |
-..the ship to the island is -often cancelled due to bad weather. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:45 | |
-To many pilgrims, -coming to St Mary's Well... | 0:21:46 | 0:21:50 | |
-..behind me... | 0:21:51 | 0:21:52 | |
-..was a consolation prize. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:55 | |
-Even though the waves -wash over it at high tide... | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
-..its water -is miraculously clear and unsalted. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:06 | |
-To many pilgrims, -this was the journey's end. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:11 | |
-And unfortunately for me, -it was my journey's end, too. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:18 | |
-I wouldn't be crossing today. I -could only stare at Enlli from afar. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:24 | |
-At the tip of Lleyn... | 0:22:28 | 0:22:30 | |
-..where better -to meditate about the horizon? | 0:22:31 | 0:22:36 | |
-Enlli lies -between us and the horizon. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:43 | |
-It's almost within reach -yet unreachable... | 0:22:43 | 0:22:47 | |
-..out there in the sea. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:49 | |
-I wonder if Enlli... | 0:22:49 | 0:22:53 | |
-..was the island -at the top of Mappa Mundi? | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
-A stepping stone -between this world and the next... | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
-..somewhere eternal -yet inaccessible? | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
-We certainly can't get there today. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
-Perhaps that's more apt. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:13 | |
-Sometimes it's better -to pause on the journey... | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
-..to meditate... | 0:23:18 | 0:23:19 | |
-..than reach the promised land. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Gwead | 0:23:48 | 0:23:51 | |
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