space between stories
Hope is a word that can either mean a wishful thinking or a premonition of a possibility. The next generation will have a better life, just not in the terms that a better life has been measured. But in terms of finding meaningful things to do, of having a sense that your life has meaning, that you’re contributing your gifts toward something important, that you are needed, and being part of a community that builds around doing something together, in those terms you will actually have a better life … lack of hardship doesn’t make anybody happy.
There used to be a story about how to live your life, and how to be a man, how to be a woman, how to do it, get good grades, get a good job, make prudent investments, and so on. For our parents it was to study, to get a PhD, and get a job and to contribute to the grand project of civilization. There used to be a map. That instruction manual no longer provides useful guidance. We’re in the space between stories. And the new structures haven’t emerged yet. You can’t just go find a job that meets the need to do something meaningful. You have to kind of create one.
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cult of experts
The Cult of Experts. “The people more competent than we are in innumerable fields of endeavor,” (Girard), with their “Follow These Five Steps”
The Cult of Experts. “The people more competent than we are in innumerable fields of endeavor,” (Girard), with their “Follow These Five Steps”