There are 2 stories and they are very different. The first is abstract, vague, and wonderful. The second is specific, concrete, and error. Oddly, the second story is considered the story. I bet it’s the specificity and concreteness that people like, but the story is not happy in the end and people, loads of people, still subject women as an entire gender to crap based on what is written in that second story.
So I’m a first story person, obviously.
But I had a thought. Most of us create something in our lives and we want that creation (children, house, business, etc) to endure beyond us. We aren’t building temporary creations. But the second story is. The earth gets to stick around forever in the story but the people are disposable. I can’t imagine any being of love creating that.
"The earth gets to stick around forever in the story but the people are disposable." Very interesting point, in light of climate change (which I'm researching heavily at the moment for my novel).
ReplyDeleteWhat spiritual insights has the research given you? Seems like there would be a bit of figurative manna from the material.
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking a lot about Revelation, actually. Not so much a spiritual insight, but as a figurative description of what is going on. Most insight I'm getting is about how this world works -- or doesn't -- and humanity's weaknesses. Inspiring? Not so much. More like facing reality and noodling out how to cope with it.
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