tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post9092267454162708501..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: A Waffle Making DadDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-27689895460586828872019-10-08T13:11:21.907-04:002019-10-08T13:11:21.907-04:00I think you are very much in the mark, but as one ...I think you are very much in the mark, but as one of those "Blessed be the LORD, my rock,<br />who trains my hands for war,<br />and my fingers for battle" guys, may I offer a tempering perspective:<br /><br />In much the same was as functioning government is supposed to supply a buffer of 'legal rights' against main injustice against natural rights, so too ought a male use his special talents against the more far-reaching of the existential threats to those he loves. Having a significant streak of Warrior-poet as an archetype has survival value. Making preparation against calamity, provisions for independent defence, and the proper formation in the intellectual tradition all engage the intellectual and spiritual virtues as much as the small marathon of acts of prudence and fortitude you describe. One never envisions Joseph's flight to Egypt being done in a complete panic, right?<br /><br />Our war is with powers and principalities, but the effects show up embodied. The cushion a distinctly male,magnanimous distinctly soul provides by being iron-hard against the depredations of this world is a great boon, a model for young men on what to be and for young women on what to look for.<br /><br />The joy and serenity of the traveller in midst of the chaos of travel is partly due to having done as much as suitable in terms of preparation: if something goes wrong, you can realistically (instead of with defensive self-recrimination of "if only") shrug it off as unavoidable, still enjoy the journey.<br /><br />The tendency of those engaged in only the small things is to miss the big things going on. Virtues are ordered towards those golden means which are to extend across the depth and breadth of man: beautiful art, authentic and intricate craft, the plenipotence of competence, the fruits of honest labor and the ennobling of leisure alike are our birthright, we have only but to reach out for them, and there is pleasure to be had in the reaching.J. R. P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13939024466178689542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-40597410471584580052019-10-06T11:57:42.679-04:002019-10-06T11:57:42.679-04:00I think this is a really important point; people o...I think this is a really important point; people often get caught up in ideas in their heads about how things are supposed to go, when what is usually called for is looking at the actual problems and needs and finding a way to address them.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.com