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Nicholas Kotar's avatar

Russian philosopher Ivan Ilyin puts it this way: the way of the modern world is the way of reason is the way of dehumanization. So what we must do is cultivate not the mind, but the heart. For him, that was a complete life mission, a way of being. It was theological, of course, but it was also practical. It meant things like telling fairy tales and playing with your children and looking at ants carefully as they go about their work. We could all use a lot more of that kind of heart-cultivation, I think.

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Jack Leahy's avatar

I think that the time of being protected (even somewhat) by the machine while resisting the machine is over. If someone resists--or even can resist--the vaccine, do so...and trust in God. If someone takes the vaccine (for whatever reason) then do so...and trust in God. Either way...trust in God. Dark times are not ahead of us. The dark times are already here. We all know this. There is no reason to fool ourselves about this anymore. Prepare to suffer. Learn how to die. Live with joy.

My prayers to you all.

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