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"I am also concerned not to come off as shrill or preachy when what I really am is confused." The older I get the more I realize this seems to be the appropria
by manachar 12y ago
"I am also concerned not to come off as shrill or preachy when what I really am is confused."
The older I get the more I realize this seems to be the appropriate response to the world. In Zen circles this approaches the idea of the Beginner's Mind, and seems to be an incredibly powerful way to approach a contentious topic.
- dewarrn1 12y agoDFW's commencement speech at Kenyon is another terrific example: http://web.archive.org/web/20080213082423/http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html http://web.archive.org/web/20080213082423/http://www.margina...