We are called to live
"Indeed the future has already broken into the present. We each live in many times. The present of one is the past of another, and the future of yet another. We are called to live, knowing and showing that the future exists and that each one of us can call it in, when we are willing, to redress the balance of the past." (Ivan Illich, Celebration of Awareness)
Can you rephrase the last sentence, I couldn't figure it out.
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alibey1917 Can you rephrase the last sentence, I couldn't figure it out. I'm afraid I can't figure it out either. It's highly philosophical or perhaps even mystical.
- alibey1917 Can you rephrase the last sentence, I couldn't figure it out.
- I'm afraid I can't figure it out either.
- It's highly philosophical or perhaps even mystical.
- It may actually be intended to bear a family resemblance to that sort of poetry in which we are supposed to be able to conjure up images in our minds at a feeling level, but not at a logical level.
- It is claiming, rightly or wrongly, that imagining a future can in some way resolve problems that originated in the past, but other than that, who knows?
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alibey1917Can you rephrase the last sentence, I couldn't figure it out.
I'm afraid I can't figure it out either. It's highly philosophical or perhaps even mystical. It may actually be intended to bear a family resemblance to that sort of poetry in which we are supposed to be able to conjure up images in our minds at a feeling level, but not at a logical l
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