(Written on a napkin at 36,000 feet somewhere over America.)
Not bad for a redneck…
quote:
Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He, who can call today his own;
He, who, secure within, can say
Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have
Lived today
Horace, Roman poet
Reminds me of “If—“
Amen.
Lovely. Encouraging. True to a true man’s character. But…
How is this rational if, as you say, selfishness is superior to the Christian virtue of love (or selflessness, as you describe it)?
"In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and
demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them
virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find
traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful."
Lewis, The Abolition of Man
Not bad for a redneck…
quote:
Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He, who can call today his own;
He, who, secure within, can say
Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have
Lived today
Horace, Roman poet
Reminds me of “If—“
Amen.
Lovely. Encouraging. True to a true man’s character. But…
How is this rational if, as you say, selfishness is superior to the Christian virtue of love (or selflessness, as you describe it)?
"In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and
demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them
virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find
traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful."
Lewis, The Abolition of Man