Comments on: Try To Understand http://thecommongenius.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/try-to-understand/ More About Life, the Universe, and Everything Than a Spoon Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:40:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: nylan http://thecommongenius.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/try-to-understand/#comment-97 nylan Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:37:51 +0000 http://thecommongenius.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-97 Yes, exactly. Books that do only present one side of things do not lodge themselves in our minds and our souls like the ambiguous. The real greats are those that make us think, but do not direct our thoughts towards any one conclusion. You're right, ability does have a lot to do with it as well. I guess it hadn't occurred to me that one of the biggest reasons I get something new out of re-reading good writing, especially something so deep and yet so sparsely written as the scriptures is the change my abilities and intelligence. Thank you for the compliments. I try to make my posts worthwhile, though I'm never quite happy with them. That's one of the biggest reasons why I don't post nearly as frequently as when I started. Good comment. It made me think. Yes, exactly. Books that do only present one side of things do not lodge themselves in our minds and our souls like the ambiguous. The real greats are those that make us think, but do not direct our thoughts towards any one conclusion.

You’re right, ability does have a lot to do with it as well. I guess it hadn’t occurred to me that one of the biggest reasons I get something new out of re-reading good writing, especially something so deep and yet so sparsely written as the scriptures is the change my abilities and intelligence.

Thank you for the compliments. I try to make my posts worthwhile, though I’m never quite happy with them. That’s one of the biggest reasons why I don’t post nearly as frequently as when I started.

Good comment. It made me think.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thecommongenius.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/try-to-understand/#comment-96 Anonymous Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:34:24 +0000 http://thecommongenius.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-96 One of the most wonderful things about writing, well life in general, is interpretation and that sense of mystery. A good writer must be able to write things that others can relate to but must be very...free with that ability. Once they craft a piece so that it can only have one interpretation, it kind of dies. Writers should focus more on writing for others rather than themselves. As a brilliant man once said, your words should be so thick and full of flesh that you could slice them open with a knife and watch the blood ooze out. Graphic, I know...but amazing? Most definately. It might not make sense without the rest of the talk, but that image is forever instilled in my mind and I think about it constantly every time I pick up a pencil to write something. People don't see only what they want to see, but what they have the ability to see at that certain point in time. If you read Walden again in five years, you will get something completely different out of it. That much I can guarantee. The same can be said about the scriptures and even about this blog. What I get from this blog right now could significantly change when/if I look back on this again in a year. I like the last bit. I like it a lot. Good write. It made me think. One of the most wonderful things about writing, well life in general, is interpretation and that sense of mystery. A good writer must be able to write things that others can relate to but must be very…free with that ability. Once they craft a piece so that it can only have one interpretation, it kind of dies. Writers should focus more on writing for others rather than themselves. As a brilliant man once said, your words should be so thick and full of flesh that you could slice them open with a knife and watch the blood ooze out. Graphic, I know…but amazing? Most definately. It might not make sense without the rest of the talk, but that image is forever instilled in my mind and I think about it constantly every time I pick up a pencil to write something.

People don’t see only what they want to see, but what they have the ability to see at that certain point in time. If you read Walden again in five years, you will get something completely different out of it. That much I can guarantee. The same can be said about the scriptures and even about this blog. What I get from this blog right now could significantly change when/if I look back on this again in a year.

I like the last bit. I like it a lot.

Good write. It made me think.

]]> By: mr. h http://thecommongenius.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/try-to-understand/#comment-95 mr. h Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:48:29 +0000 http://thecommongenius.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-95 very interesting very interesting

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