My study of Charle Pierce’s essay is a
... ” time warp” and full “summersault”
into the logic diagrams of “THINKING 101” at Vanderbilt!
... My opportunity to
Time Travel
... into my distant past.
A few of us may admit that we
... get stuck on trying to be right
we have faith in what we believe.
... Most of us do not want to be wrong.
I grew up coached by mentors and being successful in career meant
... the avoidance of making mistakes
Getting something wrong meant that something was wrong with me.
… I learned that what I think perfectly reflects reality.
The problem with this Venn Diagram
... is how explain to all those folks who disagree?
A fantasy in the design room,
... or your mind, or your belief, is a disaster in reality.
Does believing I can fly
... Provide permission to “leap in faith” from a skyscraper?
“Fallor ergo sum”= I error therefore I am.
Sometimes I imagine that my mind is a
... “translucent atmosphere” and
... stimulated by "electromagnetic energies"
That continously invade my Brain, Mind (s), Body, Spirit(s)
... I have complete access to the
Collective/ Universal Consciousness
… Some of you may feel the sameway I do not know.
And,
Some of us want everyone else to stand where we stand an
... To see (or read) the same thing the way we see and read it and
... Agree that we are right.
The wonder of our mind is not
... that we can see the world as it really is:
The wonder is that we see the world as it is not.
Look into:
The night sky, or a painting and
... See the Beauty, Goodness, and Truth before you
Stand in the woods
... Hear the symphony of the
Chatters of the
... Bugs, Beetles, Bees and sometimes
A Butterfly.
In my mid 70’s I now understand that my ability
... to “screw-up” is not my failure to "think- straight"
My failure(s) to understand, to know, to perceive
... What is standing in my midst.
Failing to know is fundamental to who I am.
Not knowing is fundamental to who we are.
Belief and Faith are my
... Brother and Sister
We do not know what is going on out there but,
... we are obsessed to try and figure it out.
Venn diagrams, logic systems, scientists
...priests, prophets and philosphers
... help us to get it right: 50% of the time.
Only the good
robert r. lackney, chaplain
2011 EASTER Sunday
