Revere Life
What has become obvious, I have had only one idea, and I still do not know what it is. Just when I think I have come upon a new awareness, or experience, I find that it is the same idea with new words, only increased urgency. I have read theology with an urgency similar to the way a mother reads a First-Aid Manual when her child is spurting blood.
A few years ago, having realized this, I said to myself, “I do not know,” and I still liked myself. The neurotic compulsion let go; I did not ‘have to know’. There was still an intensity; I still wanted to know, but I was freed up. The word ‘Mystery’ took on new importance; no idea would ever content me; my soul was able to soar and plunge more playfully, while still experiencing awe and wonder. MORE
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You express a global ethic for the 21st Century that requires a community activist to implement. As you have found, activism is not an easy task, nor is it easy to convince a troubled world that one ethic should exist everywhere. That effort requires centuries, but you are making a meaningful
start.
Comment by John Wood — January 5, 2007 @ 9:34 am