Great read Terrell. Makes you stop and think about many aspects of life. On a running note, I have been on a consistent pattern of 3-4 miles too, and I really really need to pick up some distance, signed up for Indi Mini in 6 weeks. It’s doable but not ideal. 🥴
Thank you for sharing this perspective. I am thinking seriously about moving abroad (possibly to France) but the idea is both scary and exciting. Taking steps in that direction but at some point I will have to make the leap.
Oh wow, Ann! That's really exciting -- do you have a (possible) timetable you're thinking about? Where in France would you like to move to? My wife and I visited there a few years ago... just loved it.
Thanks Terrell. I am planning a trip to Paris in September to do touristy things and then two weeks in Montpelier to study French. I am planning to research the different regions of France to see where to go first when I go for a longer stay (like 3 months). Then apply for a residence visa and figure out what to do with my house. Sell or rent it out? I think I might be able to pull this off by a year from now. I ran the Paris marathon two years ago so there is a running scene in France which is a plus.. As they say "allez! allez!"
The way you describe your parish priest makes me willing to give attending mass another go! Anyway...GREAT intro to your essay...and also resonant. I've gone from being totally committed to reworking my novel to hanging my head in defeatist shame--as in the "this is stupid, it will never be anything, why bother" thing that'd I'd imagine many of us go through when working towards our goals. Translation, Thanks, Terrell, I needed this!
Nice. I enjoy commentaries on life that have roots in theology but are not inherently religious. As someone who sees the positive value of religion, but is a bit off in his own little corner, these types of ideas are intriguing.
Just watching "shorts" from the film "Christpiracy" where they repeatedly ask the question " How would Jesus kill an animal?" Are we humane enough to look through the plastic wrapping in our grocery store meat departments and see the abhorrent cruelty behind the life & death of that body part? How about a leap of faith?
Terrell, I became Vegan overnight. My Dad ,at 75 , had successful quintuple bypass surgery at the world famous Cleveland Clinic. He continued to thrive and play tennis and swam until his 90th birthday. He succumbed to congestive heart failure at 92. When I saw him in intensive care following surgery with all the tubes etc as he struggled in recovery for a few days, I swore that I would never go through that...Coincidentally, that week, I heard Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn being interviewed about his book, "Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease". I read it cover to cover in one night and adopted a Vegan diet the next day. I have not been 100% plant based but almost. The more I read about how food gets to our plate the more I "bleed" for the animals. The more I read about animal agriculture's impact on Climate Change the more committed I become to plant based eating as the best solution I can come up with for my health, animal health and the health of the planet. I don't know how to become a better ancestor for my children and grandchildren.
I just got done writing about Hegel’s dialectic in a comment on another Substack, and here you are with another philosopher. Thanks for another well-written, though-provoking essay.
About Hegel: my husband is a Hegel scholar and he rejects the idea of “thesis, antithesis, synthesis.” For him the dialectic is an organic, living thing, the yeast of history forming and reforming itself. We are really seeing it work out today.
So thoughtful! And applicable to so many areas of life!
Thanks, Bethany!
love this! thank you.
Right back at you, Addy! 😀
Great read Terrell. Makes you stop and think about many aspects of life. On a running note, I have been on a consistent pattern of 3-4 miles too, and I really really need to pick up some distance, signed up for Indi Mini in 6 weeks. It’s doable but not ideal. 🥴
Thanks, Stacy! Good luck with the Indy Mini -- I bet you're more ready than you think!
Thank you for sharing this perspective. I am thinking seriously about moving abroad (possibly to France) but the idea is both scary and exciting. Taking steps in that direction but at some point I will have to make the leap.
Oh wow, Ann! That's really exciting -- do you have a (possible) timetable you're thinking about? Where in France would you like to move to? My wife and I visited there a few years ago... just loved it.
Thanks Terrell. I am planning a trip to Paris in September to do touristy things and then two weeks in Montpelier to study French. I am planning to research the different regions of France to see where to go first when I go for a longer stay (like 3 months). Then apply for a residence visa and figure out what to do with my house. Sell or rent it out? I think I might be able to pull this off by a year from now. I ran the Paris marathon two years ago so there is a running scene in France which is a plus.. As they say "allez! allez!"
The way you describe your parish priest makes me willing to give attending mass another go! Anyway...GREAT intro to your essay...and also resonant. I've gone from being totally committed to reworking my novel to hanging my head in defeatist shame--as in the "this is stupid, it will never be anything, why bother" thing that'd I'd imagine many of us go through when working towards our goals. Translation, Thanks, Terrell, I needed this!
Is not being born a Leap of Faith??
Now that you mention it… you’re exactly right!
Certainly a leap of faith for my parents since I wasn't consulted...LOL
True, true. . . :)
Nice. I enjoy commentaries on life that have roots in theology but are not inherently religious. As someone who sees the positive value of religion, but is a bit off in his own little corner, these types of ideas are intriguing.
Just watching "shorts" from the film "Christpiracy" where they repeatedly ask the question " How would Jesus kill an animal?" Are we humane enough to look through the plastic wrapping in our grocery store meat departments and see the abhorrent cruelty behind the life & death of that body part? How about a leap of faith?
Excellent points, Clark! You've given me a lot to think about.
Terrell, I became Vegan overnight. My Dad ,at 75 , had successful quintuple bypass surgery at the world famous Cleveland Clinic. He continued to thrive and play tennis and swam until his 90th birthday. He succumbed to congestive heart failure at 92. When I saw him in intensive care following surgery with all the tubes etc as he struggled in recovery for a few days, I swore that I would never go through that...Coincidentally, that week, I heard Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn being interviewed about his book, "Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease". I read it cover to cover in one night and adopted a Vegan diet the next day. I have not been 100% plant based but almost. The more I read about how food gets to our plate the more I "bleed" for the animals. The more I read about animal agriculture's impact on Climate Change the more committed I become to plant based eating as the best solution I can come up with for my health, animal health and the health of the planet. I don't know how to become a better ancestor for my children and grandchildren.
Like most everything, education is the key.
Yup I think your right or kerkigard was right or both🙂great post.
I just got done writing about Hegel’s dialectic in a comment on another Substack, and here you are with another philosopher. Thanks for another well-written, though-provoking essay.
About Hegel: my husband is a Hegel scholar and he rejects the idea of “thesis, antithesis, synthesis.” For him the dialectic is an organic, living thing, the yeast of history forming and reforming itself. We are really seeing it work out today.
Happy Spring Equinox. . . I see you have frost warning in your neck of the woods. . . it's just raining here, as usual! :)