"I can well imagine an atheist's last words: 'White, white! L-L-Love! My God!' - and the deathbed leap of faith. Whereas the agnostic, if he stays true to his reasonable self, if he stays beholden to dry, yeastless factuality, might try to explain the warm light bathing him by saying, 'Possibly a f-f-failing oxygenation of the b-b-brain,' and, to the very end, lack imagination and miss the better story."
Is it really a better life to have such a lack of imagination and consult in science? From reading this book, I believe Pi understood more about religion than many of us ever could. But as a Christian I believe in so much more, that there is so much more to life and after life. Rob Bell writes about our open-mindedness in comparison to the agnostic or atheist mind in Velvet Elvis, another book I read recently and highly recommend.
Michael and I tried to go to Brandy Creek on Sunday. All the parking was gated off and signs told us we weren't allowed in. So, we left. We stopped in Old Shasta and took ridiculous pictures. For embarrassment purposes only, I am posting pictures of Michael. For fairness purposes only, I am posting pictures of myself. Peace and Love.
2 comments:
Ha Ha! What a great day. I love the title of this blog post and that quote from Life of Pie. I really do need to read that book. But first I need time! AH! The past few days have been SO busy, and I have a feeling it's only going to get more intense until all of a sudden it's time to move. A happy in-between of time would be ideal for us both, but right now I envy you for having so much time on your hands :) Miss you Joe Joe, come to Chico soon and take me away from busy?
Those pictures might be good in black and white because of all the broken bricks. Have you tried that?
Oh and I've been reading Mere Christianity. Considering C.S. Lewis was a former atheist, his sense of logic and explanations are amazing. It's one of those books where you knew most of it, you just couldn't explain it well or never consciously thought about. I also recommend Blue Parakeet.
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