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Mr and mrs Stuart Cook
Lower Farm House
Hambledon GU 84 HE
Engeland
Amsterdam, 22th August 2022
Dear Stuart & Ursula,
The artist has named his doodle "der Schnapsengel" (drinking angel).
With is drawing he visualizes his thought/wish that spirits are available in Heaven.
The lyrics of a Dutch carnival song from the 1960s claim exactly the opposite: " In heaven they don't serve beer, so I prefer to drink it here." Thesis – antithesis, which must lead to a synthesis. The synthesis is taking a bottle of gin/jenever as a grave gift to heaven
The Egyptians, that is to say the old ones, als wanted to continue their Earthly lives in their afterlife and were of the opinion that there were no good things for sale. With certainty bordering on certainty, I am of the opinion that there isn't stationery to be had either. This is confirmed by the observation of the American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886): "A letter is a Joy to the earth. It is the Gods.
