4 Responses to New Buds (Syracuse) (Aesthetic Theodicy)

1. Barbara says:

   May 2, 2013 at 10:44 am

   Reminded me of an old friend, back then a fellow student of philosophy at the Warsaw University, who, come spring, would ask with a trace of existential anguish easily detectable in her voice: “and what’s it all for? it’s all gonna wither and die.”
   The other day, when I was walking around Bloomington with my camera and taking pictures of all this buddin’ and bloomin’ stuff (and Bloomington does bloom these days) I was momentarily overwhelmed by a similar feeling. But then I shrugged as I stood there admiring a dogwood and thought that “Einmal ist keinmal” is such a ridiculous idea.

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   • zjb says:

     May 2, 2013 at 10:55 am

     what, no resurrection of the dead in Warsaw?

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     • Barbara says:

       May 2, 2013 at 11:08 am

       Oh, no, of course not! In Warsaw, with its history of destruction and carnage, people believe exclusively in death, withering, gradual decay, and martyrdom. You should go visit one day. Such a fun place!

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     • zjb says:

       May 2, 2013 at 11:25 am

       hence the banjo!!

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