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There's an old story about three bricklayers; the first says "I'm laying bricks to feed my family"; the second says, "I'm building a wall"; the third says, "I'm
by dctoedt 3y ago
There's an old story about three bricklayers; the first says "I'm laying bricks to feed my family"; the second says, "I'm building a wall"; the third says, "I'm building a cathedral." [0]
One could think of humanity's work as, "we're helping to build a universe." [1]
[0] https://sacredstructures.org/mission/the-story-of-three-bricklayers-a-parable-about-the-power-of-purpose/ https://sacredstructures.org/mission/the-story-of-three-bric... — this story supposedly dates back to the 17th century.
[1] https://www.questioningchristian.org/2006/06/metanarratives_.html https://www.questioningchristian.org/2006/06/metanarratives_... (self-cite)
- linehedonist 3y agoPress x to doubt. The oldest datable example I can find of the Wren story is from 2000: https://books.google.com/books?id=L5n_uza-hl8C&pg=PA81&dq=Christopher+Wren+observed+three+bricklayers+laying+bricks https://books.google.com/books?id=L5n_uza-hl8C&pg=PA81&dq=Ch...