tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post8043829186151595414..comments2024-02-03T08:17:24.123-06:00Comments on Loud Time: David A. Zimmerman's Blog of Miscellany: Jean Vanier Is a GeniusDavid Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736122606687383813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-72892393712875300182010-01-23T22:21:27.375-06:002010-01-23T22:21:27.375-06:00The DD have always been self-absorbed. Like child...The DD have always been self-absorbed. Like children, they can't see beyond themselves. Everything's about them and often the only things they can relate to are things about themselves. Therefore they can't love in the way you're talking about.Merry Presenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436898334785085503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-34799652546598954072009-09-10T01:06:56.224-05:002009-09-10T01:06:56.224-05:00I needed to hear this--especially the bit about dr...I needed to hear this--especially the bit about dreams. It's so easy to cling to my own visions of reality and forget that the truth is often the greatest comfort.<br />I often think of what Lewis wrote in Surprised By Joy: "The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and his compulsion is our liberation."inklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290204508283531226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-43690331640249260172009-09-08T08:33:28.547-05:002009-09-08T08:33:28.547-05:00I resonate with much of this. Community bringing a...I resonate with much of this. Community bringing about maturity through suffering and patience rings true. I'd love, however, to hear Vanier distinguish between illusory dreaming which deludes us and prophetic imagination which calls us to be more and to envision more. The realism bit is a bitter pill for this naieve non-realist ... maybe I should swallow it anyway.Scott Besseneckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543486418371296559noreply@blogger.com