Simone Weil time again! One of the essays in Waiting for God is entitled "Forms of the Implicit Love of God." Her main argument is that before a soul has "direct contact" with God, there are three types of love that are implicitly the love of God, though they seem to have a different explicit object. That is, in loving X, you are really loving Y. (in this case, Y = God). As for the X of the equation, she lists: Love of neighbor Love of the beauty of the world Love of religious practices and a special sidebar to Friendship “Each has the virtue of a sacrament,” she writes. Each of these loves is something to be respected, honoured, and understood both symbolically and concretely. On each page of this essay, I found myself underlining profound, challenging, and thought-provoking words. There's so much to consider that I've gone back several times, mulling it over and wondering how my life would look if I truly believed even half of these thi...
Have you actually read the lyrics? Cause it's a pretty nasty song really. I'm all for having an occasional lazy day, but I like this anthem better. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hY3TujkezY
Christina, I did know it had some objectionable lines - hence the little disclaimer at the start. I don't think it's fully "nasty" though. Less "nasty" than a lot of music getting radio play. And I do love the chorus.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the other song! I love Shrek.