XII - 8 - 2011
As the first of the blogs by this name, I will provide any reader with a short explanation as to why I am writing in this format. Since the onset of my career as a McConnell Scholar, I have understood the importance of maintaining a journal. In fact, it has become my habit to keep two journals: a personal journal (which I may pull information from time to time) and a reading journal. In the reading journal, I have included any thoughts that I deem interesting whilst reading... well, anything. Also, I have included thoughts that have striken me during lectures or seminars. These journal entries shall become my blog. - For as Louis L'Amour wrote, it is only apropos to say "May there be a road." I will hence-forth share my experiences along the road to truth - to what is. Please share my learning and growing experiences with me. Thank you.
Inscription in the Beginning
"Caught up in the Plot" - C.S. Lewis
XI - 11 - 2011
Discussion on C.S. Lewis
"On Stories"
"Sometimes, fairy tales may say best what is to be said."
Movies
"Do movies kill books?Are we missing something valuable by watching movies? - However,I ask the question, I am sure that the answer is no. This book, or essay rather, asserts that we read because the stories enthrall us. We love the events, we love how they play out, we love relating to the story by comparing our lives with the characters'. - More groundbreaking: I love to marvel at what could happen. This leads me to another question - What about fantasy stories? Tose events ccannot possible happen... ... ...
" ' The logic of a fairy tale is as strict as that of a realistic novel, though different.' - Lewis
"He says earlier:
" '... much more about giants and dragons - it is not necessary to believe in them; it may be a positive disadvantage.' - Lewis
"We can learn more from fantasy because anything is possible. This is a positive disadvantage. While movies do not allow us to visualize characters and settings for ourselves, they are still valuable to the story."
Excitement and Wine
"Excitement does not equal a great and enjoyable story. We do not read for pure excitement, just as we do not drink wine for the strength of the alcohol content. Alcohol does not make wine good. People enjoy it for different reasons.
"Some like wine because of taste, age, aeration, etc... Therefore, it only makes sense that some read stories for things other than excitment - beauty, poetry, etc... to get right down to it, we love to feel what characters feel. At least, that is the reason that I, personally, enjoy reading."
Caught up in the Plot
I've inscribed this in the front of this journal. Am I living in the way Lewis writes? - Full of life? Experiencing every detail? Or am I just learing to see the plot? I want to be caught up in the plot. I want to live and love life - I do not want to get to the end of my life's story to realize that I've missed enjoyable moments. From this day forward, I want to live every moment."
-Benjamin Whitlock
As the first of the blogs by this name, I will provide any reader with a short explanation as to why I am writing in this format. Since the onset of my career as a McConnell Scholar, I have understood the importance of maintaining a journal. In fact, it has become my habit to keep two journals: a personal journal (which I may pull information from time to time) and a reading journal. In the reading journal, I have included any thoughts that I deem interesting whilst reading... well, anything. Also, I have included thoughts that have striken me during lectures or seminars. These journal entries shall become my blog. - For as Louis L'Amour wrote, it is only apropos to say "May there be a road." I will hence-forth share my experiences along the road to truth - to what is. Please share my learning and growing experiences with me. Thank you.
Inscription in the Beginning
"Caught up in the Plot" - C.S. Lewis
XI - 11 - 2011
Discussion on C.S. Lewis
"On Stories"
"Sometimes, fairy tales may say best what is to be said."
Movies
"Do movies kill books?Are we missing something valuable by watching movies? - However,I ask the question, I am sure that the answer is no. This book, or essay rather, asserts that we read because the stories enthrall us. We love the events, we love how they play out, we love relating to the story by comparing our lives with the characters'. - More groundbreaking: I love to marvel at what could happen. This leads me to another question - What about fantasy stories? Tose events ccannot possible happen... ... ...
" ' The logic of a fairy tale is as strict as that of a realistic novel, though different.' - Lewis
"He says earlier:
" '... much more about giants and dragons - it is not necessary to believe in them; it may be a positive disadvantage.' - Lewis
"We can learn more from fantasy because anything is possible. This is a positive disadvantage. While movies do not allow us to visualize characters and settings for ourselves, they are still valuable to the story."
Excitement and Wine
"Excitement does not equal a great and enjoyable story. We do not read for pure excitement, just as we do not drink wine for the strength of the alcohol content. Alcohol does not make wine good. People enjoy it for different reasons.
"Some like wine because of taste, age, aeration, etc... Therefore, it only makes sense that some read stories for things other than excitment - beauty, poetry, etc... to get right down to it, we love to feel what characters feel. At least, that is the reason that I, personally, enjoy reading."
Caught up in the Plot
I've inscribed this in the front of this journal. Am I living in the way Lewis writes? - Full of life? Experiencing every detail? Or am I just learing to see the plot? I want to be caught up in the plot. I want to live and love life - I do not want to get to the end of my life's story to realize that I've missed enjoyable moments. From this day forward, I want to live every moment."
-Benjamin Whitlock