Comments on: Writing, Essays, Love. Part II

By: anna

anna — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:01:31 +0000

I like to listen to people too. I don't like reading books. I figure, if no-one can be bothered telling something to me, it's either not that interesting, not that convincing, not that relevant to my life, or just generally not worth talking about. In which case I would prefer not to waste my time reading it!

Flawless logic to defend my laziness, I think you'll agree!

By: papermind

papermind — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:07:51 +0000

Great point. I'll have to think about that one…
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you not recognize for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test. (2 Corinthians 13:5 HCSB)

By: papermind

papermind — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:07:28 +0000

Great point. I'll have to think about that one…

Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you not recognize for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless you fail the test. (2 Corinthians 13:5 HCSB)

By: Drew_D

Drew_D — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:49:31 +0000

There's also a listening to self… 2 Cor 13:5 perhaps?

By: papermind

papermind — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:54:56 +0000

I haven't said anything about love yet, that's part III – but guess what, I'm still finishing off my Ethics essay!! AARHAARAH.
But you've basically nailed it for me… "I like to listen to people".

By: Mike W

Mike W — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:26:11 +0000

I find essays and exams offensive. I learn because I like to listen to people. I like to listen to people in books, I like to listen to people in conversation. I want to be shaped by those conversations. The mindset where I have to remember every last detail, so that I can use them as a weapon, as a fortress of logical argument is counter-productive to me. Will an exam or an essay ever say 'It's freakin complex and not entirely coherent' ? Probably not. Yet, that is how most things are.
Then again, your many years of trials have made i much easier for you to communicate this over the inter-webs.