„El latido del bosque” (Tchnienie lasu) a powrót „ad fontes” w kontekście Kościoła i współczesnej kultury

Abstract

The article presents the first academic approach to a poem by Carlos Garrulo (“El latido del bosque. 1 – GENESIS. Libro de origenes y germinaciones”, Ediciones Universidad Catolica Silva Henriquez, Santiago-Chile, 2008, 144 pages). The poem is the first of nine biblical reflections on the “wood” whose rustling it wants to be perceived as if going in search of a living truth, destined to live on in the future. It is an attempt to discover what can be found in Don Bosco, which has the flavour of originality and novelty. It also has the power of a seed which once sown bursts into life, grows, and with the passing of time, is capable in its maturity of germinating and perpetuating in the newness of today, in this way contributing to the re-awakening and rejuvenating of the world in the monotony of its old and daily rhythm. In the poem one can see an instance of poetical and spiritual theology in action, a realm of freedom without limits, aimed at a prophetic, not priestly understanding of the biblical Exodus, whose presentation invites us to “resurrect” the charisma and holiness of Don Bosco in these first years of the 21st century. This first analysis shows that the poem by Garrulo is informed by an anthropology similar to that of the prophets of Israel. One can see that it is a work unique in its own kind. It expresses realism and modernity along with a clarity of perspective for the future and great beauty, and thus professes a purified love of Don Bosco and his mission.