February 27, 2007
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Worldview
Now, whenever the subject of worldview comes up,
we moderns think of philosophy.
And that is really too bad.
We think of intellectual niggling.
We think of theological lint-picking.
We think of the brief and blinding oblivion
of ivory tower speculation,
of thickly obscure tomes and
of inscrutuable logical complexities.In fact, a worldview is as practical
as garden arbors,
public manners,
whistling at work,
dinnertime rituals
and architectural angels.It is less metaphysical than understanding
marginal market buying at the stock exchange
or legislative initiatives in congress.
It is less esoteric than typing a chapter
for this book into a laptop computer
or sending an instant text message
across the continent with a mobile phone.
It is instead, as down to earth as
inculcating a culture-wide appetite
for beauty, truth and goodness.~ George Grant in Omnibus II
Comments (3)
Amen!
I’m wondering what role the *training of the tastebuds* plays in the *culture-wide appetite*?
Dana in GA
That’s a great thing to ponder. Because our tastebuds definitely need to be trained.
This may not be the most astute observation from me, but…what is it about a wheelbarrow that is so irresistible? I always want to fill it with something; dirt, plants or kids and cart it somewhere. I suppose it makes the perfect symbol for all that world view entails. Thanks for the good blog (AGAIN!!!!) and thanks for the great pictures of our gentle adventures.