I'll have to check this book out. I loved The Book of Form and Emptiness, which is very much a meditation on the nature of things and objects. Also, congrats on 1,000 subscribers!
Also, I definitely want to read the Ozeki book now. Aren't Little Free Libraries wonderful things? I read so many things now that I never would have looked for myself.
The desire to know and the balance between knowing and uncertainty are so relatable. It's a human inclination to seek understanding and knowledge, yet there's a beauty in embracing the unknown, the possibilities, and the mysteries of life and storytelling. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I am probably too comfortable with what I do t know. Another difference between Dan and I. He will win trivia every time. But I do like emotional context- I think it’s key towards repair etc. as you mention, so I pay close attention in that realm.
I’m putting this book on my list. Thanks for the rec. I also loved the moment of zen pic. Thanks Kathy B. Did the arrow work? Clever of you to think of this. I was just telling Dan on our hike that only a small portion of folks who read my work click the heart and I was wondering if it was because it was hard to find it.
I'm so conflicted! I'm dying to read Nao's diary, and your book synopsis is enticing. But. Like you, I like knowing things. And I can get annoyed with unresolved endings. In fact, I tend to adopt a bratty annoyance with authors who leave me hanging. I like the way you're enjoying the wondering. Maybe I'll read it and try to embrace that behavior. I'll let you know! Congratulations on hitting 1,000!
I am just like you when it comes to medical issues. I even went one stop farther and had genomic testing done. I learned some very unexpected (and disconcerting) things about future possible diseases but I have zero regrets about the testing. As for books, it depends on how invested I am in the story. Sometimes I'm ok with an ambiguous ending and unanswered questions. Other times, I vow never to read that author again LOL (but I never mean it). I am infinitely curious so I suspect that pays a role in wanting a definite conclusion to a book. Congratulations on the 1,000 reader milestone!
I read A Tale for The Time Being last summer and absolutely loved it! I’m glad you did too - it’s definitely a book that surprises you with its brilliance.
Well, Betsy, here was I reading a borrowed library E-book when your post comes along: a pity I can’t post the evidence, but I am presently reading Ruth Ozeki’s ‘Timecode of a Face’ and loving it. She hooked me when I watched an interview last year that she gave at the Cheltenham Book Festival about her life in general and The Book of Form and Emptiness specifically, which I read soon afterwards. Been on my list of ‘Desert Island Books’ ever since (8 titles). As for wanting to know. The truth is we can’t, but thanks to speech and writing we can share, bringing us together in the process, and that has to beat knowing alone! 🐰
Each Saturday, I welcome your personal reflections on life - past, present, and future - like a hug. Thanks for being who you are and for what you are doing, Sweet Betsy
Synchronicities. How I love when these happen. Just yesterday I was reading an interview with Ruth Ozeki, and am quoting her in a piece I'm putting together, and here she is in Spark. I haven't read the book yet either, but, because of your comments and review, it's moved up on my TBR list. And in the way of synchronicity, I may very well come upon another Ruth Ozeki quote or book or reference today. Thanks for another great Spark to start my Saturday morning.
Great piece--and I definitely want to read the book now-- and some good quotes today, too, but the words that floored me this morning were yours:
"They want me to sit with them and love them in the face of uncertainty because it is already clear to them what should always have been clear to me: no amount of knowledge replaces the need for a hand to hold in the darkness."
I love holding hands with you all, in darkness and in the new light of day!
I'll have to check this book out. I loved The Book of Form and Emptiness, which is very much a meditation on the nature of things and objects. Also, congrats on 1,000 subscribers!
Congrats on hitting 1,000 subscribers! Very well deserved.
Photobombed by a hummingbird. Excellent!
Also, I definitely want to read the Ozeki book now. Aren't Little Free Libraries wonderful things? I read so many things now that I never would have looked for myself.
Every Ozeki book is good and thought-provoking. I think her latest, The Book of Form and Emptiness, might be her best.
The desire to know and the balance between knowing and uncertainty are so relatable. It's a human inclination to seek understanding and knowledge, yet there's a beauty in embracing the unknown, the possibilities, and the mysteries of life and storytelling. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I am probably too comfortable with what I do t know. Another difference between Dan and I. He will win trivia every time. But I do like emotional context- I think it’s key towards repair etc. as you mention, so I pay close attention in that realm.
I’m putting this book on my list. Thanks for the rec. I also loved the moment of zen pic. Thanks Kathy B. Did the arrow work? Clever of you to think of this. I was just telling Dan on our hike that only a small portion of folks who read my work click the heart and I was wondering if it was because it was hard to find it.
I'm so conflicted! I'm dying to read Nao's diary, and your book synopsis is enticing. But. Like you, I like knowing things. And I can get annoyed with unresolved endings. In fact, I tend to adopt a bratty annoyance with authors who leave me hanging. I like the way you're enjoying the wondering. Maybe I'll read it and try to embrace that behavior. I'll let you know! Congratulations on hitting 1,000!
Great post Betsy, looking forward to reading the book!
I loved a tale for the time being so much!
I am just like you when it comes to medical issues. I even went one stop farther and had genomic testing done. I learned some very unexpected (and disconcerting) things about future possible diseases but I have zero regrets about the testing. As for books, it depends on how invested I am in the story. Sometimes I'm ok with an ambiguous ending and unanswered questions. Other times, I vow never to read that author again LOL (but I never mean it). I am infinitely curious so I suspect that pays a role in wanting a definite conclusion to a book. Congratulations on the 1,000 reader milestone!
I read A Tale for The Time Being last summer and absolutely loved it! I’m glad you did too - it’s definitely a book that surprises you with its brilliance.
Well, Betsy, here was I reading a borrowed library E-book when your post comes along: a pity I can’t post the evidence, but I am presently reading Ruth Ozeki’s ‘Timecode of a Face’ and loving it. She hooked me when I watched an interview last year that she gave at the Cheltenham Book Festival about her life in general and The Book of Form and Emptiness specifically, which I read soon afterwards. Been on my list of ‘Desert Island Books’ ever since (8 titles). As for wanting to know. The truth is we can’t, but thanks to speech and writing we can share, bringing us together in the process, and that has to beat knowing alone! 🐰
Each Saturday, I welcome your personal reflections on life - past, present, and future - like a hug. Thanks for being who you are and for what you are doing, Sweet Betsy
Synchronicities. How I love when these happen. Just yesterday I was reading an interview with Ruth Ozeki, and am quoting her in a piece I'm putting together, and here she is in Spark. I haven't read the book yet either, but, because of your comments and review, it's moved up on my TBR list. And in the way of synchronicity, I may very well come upon another Ruth Ozeki quote or book or reference today. Thanks for another great Spark to start my Saturday morning.
Great piece--and I definitely want to read the book now-- and some good quotes today, too, but the words that floored me this morning were yours:
"They want me to sit with them and love them in the face of uncertainty because it is already clear to them what should always have been clear to me: no amount of knowledge replaces the need for a hand to hold in the darkness."
I love holding hands with you all, in darkness and in the new light of day!