Tuesday, April 19, 2011

"I don’t understand why they’re not greedy for what’s inside them. The heart has the ability to experience so much—and we don’t have much time."

Zac reminded me of this line the other day, one of many inspirations to be found in this interview with Jack Gilbert.

Also, this line summarizes some of the sadness and discontent I have sometimes felt at my chaplaincy internship - how few are those who have taken matters of the heart seriously.

'Tis a pity.
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Mark said...

I loved that PR interview. This is something I feel about my students, too--to see young people throwing so much energy into vain pursuits sometimes hurts something awful.

But of course it's profoundly difficult to take those matters of the heart seriously. It is, after all, a muscle, and must be exercised, and modern life does not afford much opportunity for that. The flip side is that to spend as much time as I'd imagine Gilbert has in the depths has got to be exhausting.

April 20, 2011 at 7:21 PM

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