Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Gaudi Key & 神谕之谜

Title : Le Testament des siècles 神谕之谜
Author : Henri Loevenbruck
Publisher: Global Group Holdings

Title: The Gaudi Key
Authors: Esteban Martin, Andreu Carranza
Publisher: William Morrow

I read both these books around the same time recently. Both translated copies – the former from French to Mandarin, the latter from Spanish to English.

There was an interesting co-incidental element in both. Not because they were both about conspiracy theories along the style of the Da Vinci Code. Or that they involved secret societies. But that they both somehow touched upon the foundation stone of the Christian faith.

In The Gaudi Key’s, we were led into an alternative interpretation to the architecture masterpieces of Gaudi, was guided by clues to find that the rock on which the cathodic church was built upon was a real physical piece of stone. Almost as “astounding” as the premise of the Da Vinci code.

As for Le Testament Des Siecles, the stone became a code to the divine message from Christ. Decoded and re-hidden by none other than Leonardo himself in the Mona Lisa. In other words, another Da Vinci code.

I have read enough fiction to know that the premise of such books is meant for entertainment only. The message from the author, however, is something I feel is worth some pondering upon:

En to kosmo esmen monoi pantaxou tes ges

In the universe, we are alone

And that is why, we must love each other.

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