one of the topics in today’s class was epiphanies. Yes, I’ve had my share, probably because I question everything, espcially when it has to do with the church and the why we do what we do, sing what we sing, etc. I’m not one to jump on bandwagons–personally, I take it as my responsibility to try and upset them, to stop them long enough to get people to *THINK* about what it is they’re bandwagoning about.
Epiphanies don’t come if you don’t think and thinking, critical thinking, is a concept not much liked by individuals, society or the church. Epiphanies upset the status quo, disturb comfort levels, even threaten power. It’s easier to move with the crowd than question it’s direction.
But if you don’t think, how do you learn? If you never learn, how do you grow? If you’re not growing, aren’t you dying? I don’t think we really reach a place where we just coast along; I think we’re always moving forward or back.
But thinking can lead to eureka! moments and that can lead to–gasp!–change! and for many people, that is a something too horrible to comtemplate.
What a sad way to live. Or maybe it’s just exist.
Epiphanies keep me on my toes, let me know my mind is still functional and sometimes send me reeling.
And for me, that is a good thing.
Tags: imagination, Malone, Writing
July 15, 2009 at 11:29 am |
One of my favorite quotes is from one of the church fathers, Gregory of Nyssa…”Sin is the failure to grow.” I think that resonates with what you are saying.