May 24·edited May 24Liked by Prester John's Revenge
Beautiful post and I’m happy to read that your life has changed for the better. Sincerely is all the rage these days, or it should be. Also, congratulations on your pending marriage!
That’s the thing about thinking historically—you can’t help but be disgusted by where our culture is at now. The “consume product” meme hit so hard because it’s true.
Wait, is that what happened in Life of Pi? I saw the story of the people in the boat as a lie to satisfy the interviewer, turning a miraculous series of events into something more mundane and grim because many people are too cynical to believe anything else. (At the very least, I figured its supposed to be ambiguous, and also it's been years since I read it.)
That aside, I love this post. One of the benefits of living in Britain is that we have so many churches that are 100s of years old. My friend was telling me about fixing a church roof, and finding carved into a beam the name of a roofer who had repaired the same roof in the 1940s or something like that. My friend carved his own name next to it. Hopefully someone will be repairing the same roof in another 80 years
Great post! And congratulations:) When I became a father, I really started getting a lot more interested in history and prehistory. Not only is it an obvious nerd dad move, but I really began to feel a lot more rooted in the trajectory of the human story in a way that to me has a semi religious feeling. Sort of like a kind of ancestor worship I guess. When I read about the past I can’t help but feel connected to those people. Knowing I have a child who may someday reproduce makes me feel good, like I’m part of an unbroken chain. Of course, I don’t think one has to have children to feel this way. There are many ways to leave a legacy
I love the beauty in your choice to live a meaningful life. And congratulations on getting engaged! I hope your future family will be filled with love and meaning
Beautiful post and I’m happy to read that your life has changed for the better. Sincerely is all the rage these days, or it should be. Also, congratulations on your pending marriage!
That’s the thing about thinking historically—you can’t help but be disgusted by where our culture is at now. The “consume product” meme hit so hard because it’s true.
Wait, is that what happened in Life of Pi? I saw the story of the people in the boat as a lie to satisfy the interviewer, turning a miraculous series of events into something more mundane and grim because many people are too cynical to believe anything else. (At the very least, I figured its supposed to be ambiguous, and also it's been years since I read it.)
That aside, I love this post. One of the benefits of living in Britain is that we have so many churches that are 100s of years old. My friend was telling me about fixing a church roof, and finding carved into a beam the name of a roofer who had repaired the same roof in the 1940s or something like that. My friend carved his own name next to it. Hopefully someone will be repairing the same roof in another 80 years
P.S. check out the poem Church Going by Philip Larkin
Great post! And congratulations:) When I became a father, I really started getting a lot more interested in history and prehistory. Not only is it an obvious nerd dad move, but I really began to feel a lot more rooted in the trajectory of the human story in a way that to me has a semi religious feeling. Sort of like a kind of ancestor worship I guess. When I read about the past I can’t help but feel connected to those people. Knowing I have a child who may someday reproduce makes me feel good, like I’m part of an unbroken chain. Of course, I don’t think one has to have children to feel this way. There are many ways to leave a legacy
Thanks for the kind words and well said!
I love the beauty in your choice to live a meaningful life. And congratulations on getting engaged! I hope your future family will be filled with love and meaning