tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post8927619366760406337..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Baltasar Gracian: digging up the dirtFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-69700396447436064582014-03-27T09:23:56.443-07:002014-03-27T09:23:56.443-07:00Cheryl,
That sounds like a community of believers...Cheryl,<br /><br />That sounds like a community of believers. Could it go so far as to become something to be proud of? <br /><br />I think Christ said something about being with those who gather together in his name.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-51571705700006695222014-03-26T19:11:38.012-07:002014-03-26T19:11:38.012-07:00Fred,
That "shared community of sinners"...Fred,<br /><br />That "shared community of sinners" might be looking for the validation of their actions. They might think that they aren't so bad if a famous (loved, admired) person does it, too.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-39825677732866513602014-03-26T07:11:23.336-07:002014-03-26T07:11:23.336-07:00Amateur Reader,
That's an interesting thought...Amateur Reader,<br /><br />That's an interesting thought! But, lit also includes the good which gossip seldom does. I'll stick with lit and forgo the gossip mags. <br /><br />Can't remember who said it, but the basic idea was that lit explores human behavior--I see lit as a sort of an experiment without the actual pain or the costs to others. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-35035929963029553742014-03-26T07:07:00.865-07:002014-03-26T07:07:00.865-07:00Cheryl,
One of the advantages of being little kno...Cheryl,<br /><br />One of the advantages of being little known--the price of fame is high. Some seek it and thrive on it--those who are "famous for being famous." Marvelous saying--I wonder who said it first.<br /><br />Others hate it and end up punching out the paparazzi.<br /><br />Could be jealousy--definitely. <br /><br />Or, perhaps a shared community of sinners? Do people who commit the same sins feel a bond? <br /><br />Now, there's a weird thought.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-48020782127578888262014-03-25T20:41:19.628-07:002014-03-25T20:41:19.628-07:00Fiction - literature in general, I guess - is a wa...Fiction - literature in general, I guess - is a way to find out the dirt about people without doing any harm to actual people. Writers can record evil without so much sin.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-35531742022940886062014-03-25T20:11:39.864-07:002014-03-25T20:11:39.864-07:00I like the part that says "the sins of little...I like the part that says "the sins of little known people are little known." I think the more famous the person, the more some people want to know about them. Maybe it's jealousy?Cherylnoreply@blogger.com