Working and Quoting
I know I have been alluding to and promising a post on beauty for a while, but I am having incredible difficulty expressing what I want to express (which is funny if you knew what I was trying to say). I can assure that I have been working diligently on this and hope to post in the very near future. To pass the time, I thought I would throw out another quote for discussion from a book I have been reading lately. It's from another athiest (or maybe an agnostic, I am not sure... I will have to research that one). Here it is:
"The age-old debate between the actives and the contemplatives was being renewed... now I knew contemplation at its height. At its height, but not yet in its fullness. For in its fullness the way of Mary includes the way of Martha and raises it, so to speak, to its own higher power."
I know this is hard to follow not knowing where it can be found and from whom, but I think it should start interesting conversation. I think you will be surprised by the author and what this person is talking about as well. Happy Blogging.
posted by Jim Shultz @ 10:39 PM
2 Comments:
Maybe this is saying that contemplation is greater when it accepts and includes action as well. Contemplation alone is one-dimensional, but with action more thought is possible. A one-dimensional stack of Mountain Dew cans, for instance, may be impressive when it is very tall. Yet imagine a two-dimensional wall of Mountain Dew cans, both tall and wide -- this is much more green and shiny than any stack could be.
I think you are on the right track. I am going to try to be less obscure in my quoting from now on. I think it is more frustrating and pseudo-intellectual than anything. Thanks for posting, though, Jessitron.
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