1.
"We know so little about other people,"
said the late Rev. Clarence Mobley one Sunday.
"Even close friends and siblings we've grown up with. In the deepest sense, we know so little about them."
He put his hand on a minister's shoulder. "I may, say, have spent a lot of time with Christine, but unless I've truly walked in her shoes, experienced her pains and joys, her relationships and lessons, unless I've done that, much of her self is still a mystery to me."
2.
...Isn't the role of a guide to nudge us in the right direction, rather than provide us with The Answer to our problem?
The movie The Wizard of Oz came to my mind recently. At the end, the Wizard seemed to be a let-down; a man with no special powers or answers. But look closer. He let the heroes know that they already possessed what they sought from the outside. Scarecrow, you want to know you are intelligent? Here's a silly paper diploma if it'll make you feel better. Tinman, need a heart? Let this clock's ticking remind you of the ticker you already possess. And Dorothy? He tried to send her elsewhere, to get back home, but she was already there, she just had to klick her heals - simply had to "wake up" to that reality.
"We know so little about other people,"
said the late Rev. Clarence Mobley one Sunday.
"Even close friends and siblings we've grown up with. In the deepest sense, we know so little about them."
He put his hand on a minister's shoulder. "I may, say, have spent a lot of time with Christine, but unless I've truly walked in her shoes, experienced her pains and joys, her relationships and lessons, unless I've done that, much of her self is still a mystery to me."
2.
...Isn't the role of a guide to nudge us in the right direction, rather than provide us with The Answer to our problem?
The movie The Wizard of Oz came to my mind recently. At the end, the Wizard seemed to be a let-down; a man with no special powers or answers. But look closer. He let the heroes know that they already possessed what they sought from the outside. Scarecrow, you want to know you are intelligent? Here's a silly paper diploma if it'll make you feel better. Tinman, need a heart? Let this clock's ticking remind you of the ticker you already possess. And Dorothy? He tried to send her elsewhere, to get back home, but she was already there, she just had to klick her heals - simply had to "wake up" to that reality.
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