Since the term “meme” makes me want to gag, I prefer to call this an “autobiographical widget™”.
Books are scarce in the world. They are illegal in some provinces. They are not easily replaced if not impossible to replace if lost in many if not most circumstances. If you can replace a book or buy one it is usually through the black market at astronomical costs that you cannot afford. Yet you have been able to maintain one of the best collections in the world. If your entire library was about to burn up (think of the firefighters in Fahrenheit 451 invading your home) and you could only have one* book to take with you other than the bible, what would that be and why?
Simple Rules
Answer the question. Offer one quote that resonates with you. Tag five people whose response is of genuine interest to you and inform him or her that they have been tagged. Cheers!
*And it cannot be an entire series of something, that’s cheating.
I look at this almost like a snapshot of life right now since it essentially asks the question of what is the most important thing to remember right now. My selection is Works of Love by Kierkegaard. It is a book I have never finished because it is so rich. I have just not had the time to absorb it in the midst of so many other concerns in life. And the content that I have read in the first 100 pages or so I have read three times. The notion that we see the effects of love in our works, but cannot produce the source of Love itself in an objective fashion seems to be that pivotal in the life and work of the church. It says that we cannot have God, but only God can have us and this is experienced through love of neighbor.
The most mediocre defence against hypocrisy is prudence; well, it is hardly a defence, rather a dangerous neighbour of hypocrisy. The best defence against hypocrisy is love; yes, it is not only a defence but a yawning abyss; in all eternity it has nothing to do with hypocrisy. This is also a fruit whereby love is known - is secures the lover against falling into the snare of the hypocrite.
How often do we actually betray that relationship and fail to recognize God as God through love of neighbor?
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