Nor mete out truth and right-deserving praise, By that wrong measure of confusion The vulgar foot: that never takes his ways By reason, but by imitation; Rolling on with the rest, and never weighs The course which he should go, but what is gone. Well were it with mankind, if what the most Did like … Continue reading That Wrong Measure
Month: June 2017
Wake, my Soul.
But he who would be born again indeed, Must wake his soul unnumbered times a day, And urge himself to life with holy greed; Now ope his bosom to the Wind's free play; And now, with patience forceful, hard, lie still, Submiss … Continue reading Wake, my Soul.
A Fixed Point
When everything is moving at once, nothing appears to be moving as on board a ship. When everyone is moving towards depravity, no one seems to be moving, but if someone stops, he shows up the others who are rushing on, by acting as a fixed point. — Pascal
Truths Ancient and Simple
The process of living seems to consist in coming to realise truths so ancient and simple that, if stated, they sound like barren platitudes. They cannot sound otherwise to those who have not had the relevant experience: that is why there is no real teaching of such truths possible and every generation starts from scratch. … Continue reading Truths Ancient and Simple
The Servants of the Visible, and of the Invisible
"In one sense, to do him justice, this melancholy materialist is the most disinterested of men. The mystic is one who will serve something invisible for his own reasons. The materialist is one who will serve anything visible for no reason." ~G.K. Chesterton: "On Flocking." http://bit.ly/2sH9LsA
Great Beginings
Yes, it is - a very great deal, for it is a beginning. And a beginning is the greatest thing of all. To try to be brave is to be brave. The coward who tries to be brave is before the man who is brave because he is made so, and never had to try.” … Continue reading Great Beginings
The Most Terrible Creatures
The most monstrous of all monsters are marching across your stage, shaking the earth like dragons and chimeras; the most towering, the most terrible creatures that life ever let loose upon chaos. Stand back—stand out of their way. They are living men. — GK Chesterton
Obstructions of Man
From a letter George MacDonald wrote to an unidentified man, printed in 'Wingfold' Spring 2017: "If any man comes to me with theological questions, if I find that they are troubling him, and keeping him from giving himself to God, I do my best to remove any obstructions as are the result of man's handling … Continue reading Obstructions of Man
Take 4
I just got through a fresh listen to Till We shave Faces, and it's been a great & deep experience every time for me, with room to see & appreciate more on subsequent reads. I really like the aspect of Lewis's treatment and answer to lament of "Job" in this book, much like GKC's The … Continue reading Take 4
But a Fool
Who sets himself not sternly to be good,Is but a fool, who judgment of true things Has none, however oft the claim renewed. And he who thinks, in his great plenitude, To right himself, and set his spirit free, Without the might of higher communings, Is foolish also—save he willed himself to be. — George … Continue reading But a Fool
Following A Star 