by Emman Paredes
8 January 2013
In class we talked about the patience of reading versus the impatience of concept. Understanding the lecture, the central idea was that we must all get rid of our mentality of thinking that we know everything. In this life we must decenter ourselves, take a moment to look around, and absorb what life has to offer. Many a times we have this stubborn mindset that tells us we have everything we already need just from ourselves, that we know everything, that we can handle everything on our own.
A perfect metaphor would be reading because we certainly need to take time to read to be able to appreciate what we are reading. Also, when we read, there is a certain level of acceptance wherein we realize there is something we can get from this book that we did not have before reading it. There is a certain openness to what the book has to offer. We take a step back and allow something new from the outside, to enter within us.
This is a very important note we have to keep in mind always. Because when we open ourselves to new insights and learning, we allow ourselves to grow spiritually. And this growth does not stop (if we remain open), it is a work in progress.
ReplyDeleteSteffie Castaneda (C)
We have also discussed the concept of "loving struggle" when it comes to text. The struggle comes from the difficulty in understanding the texts and also from the effort needed in order to connect with what is being told in the text. However, we should remain patient and love the text because it is only through a loving struggle can we be able to realize and open ourselves up to the different possibilities of being.
ReplyDelete-Russell Virata
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