Just a quick comment on "Nothing new here imho." One of Martin Luther King's friends and supporters, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, said the following:
"I am surprised every morning that I see the sunshine again. When I see an act of evil, I’m not accommodated. I don’t accommodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere; I’m still surprised. That’s why I’m against it, why I can hope against it. We must learn how to be surprised. Not to adjust ourselves. I am the most maladjusted person in society."
I think this perspective is what drove Heschel to "pray with his legs" as he put it. I appreciate this perspective of spirituality, and thought it might be insightful.
"I am surprised every morning that I see the sunshine again. When I see an act of evil, I’m not accommodated. I don’t accommodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere; I’m still surprised. That’s why I’m against it, why I can hope against it. We must learn how to be surprised. Not to adjust ourselves. I am the most maladjusted person in society."
I think this perspective is what drove Heschel to "pray with his legs" as he put it. I appreciate this perspective of spirituality, and thought it might be insightful.