Yesterday I began reading Wendell Berry's, "Sex,Economy,Freedom,&Community". Okay, I became a little overwhelmed. The overwhelmed feeling did not come from the amount of content or its structure(okay so maybe the amount of content is a little overwhelming), but rather the feeling of responsibility(Ignorance truly is bliss). The more I read(chp1 Conservation and Local Economy) the heavier the weight became. What could a stay at home mom do with this kind of information? Needless to stay, I put the book down in mid chapter, hopefully to be picked back up today.
The quote that made me want to read more:
The great obstacle is simply this: the conviction that we cannot change because we are dependent on what is wrong. But that is the addict's excuse and we know that it will not do.... We can ally ourselves with those things that are worthy: light,air,water,earth; plants and animals; human families and communities; the traditions of decent life, good work, and responsible thought; the religious traditions; the essential stories and songs.-Wendell Berry
2 comments:
I've gotta admit, at the risk of sounding shallow, every time I come to peek at your blog and this post is the top one, there's a soundtrack that starts playing in my head of the Volga Boatmen, which is just a heavy, minor key song. The title of this book alone makes me feel TIRED. You are ambitious to have even opened the cover and creased the flyleaf.
Now, get thyself to Texas! :-)
You make me laugh!!!!! We can’t wait to get back to Texas. By the way, are you still up for the farmer’s market? As you can tell I haven’t included anything else about this book. I guess I’ve been spending way to much time reading my Us Weekly. I guess I’ll make my way back to Wendell’s book in the next few days, unless there’s a better “article” in my mag.
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