tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post6659882796614446330..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Feeding SparrowsThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-67923372735068539042022-01-19T16:46:52.205+00:002022-01-19T16:46:52.205+00:00Just a note of thanks and to let you know your tho...Just a note of thanks and to let you know your thoughts have not been lost.johnthebarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255924659739608684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-57006471714538752192014-01-19T18:38:18.639+00:002014-01-19T18:38:18.639+00:00Andy, I think you would almost certainly appreciat...Andy, I think you would almost certainly appreciate this book.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-90097737825545041622014-01-19T18:37:36.208+00:002014-01-19T18:37:36.208+00:00Language can be used for good or ill, Nick.
And, ...Language can be used for good or ill, Nick.<br /><br />And, as human beings, language is what we have.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-18475793522689712972014-01-19T18:36:02.949+00:002014-01-19T18:36:02.949+00:00Indeed, Ruth! Francis is my favourite saint.Indeed, Ruth! Francis is my favourite saint.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-84970863050803938892014-01-19T16:05:51.981+00:002014-01-19T16:05:51.981+00:00Thank you for this Robert. I'm committed for ...Thank you for this Robert. I'm committed for the next while to be reading Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross, but I will certainly look out for this.<br /><br />AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-88788249548322176782014-01-19T15:25:02.134+00:002014-01-19T15:25:02.134+00:00There is a real problem with language: it is label...There is a real problem with language: it is labels, not the things of which it purports to speak - and therefore at best misleading, at worst far more duplicitous than that. Sometimes (perhaps always) you can only find the truth beyond language,in silence.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-623358864319477892014-01-19T10:56:34.616+00:002014-01-19T10:56:34.616+00:00It seems this author is worth of his subject, if t...It seems this author is worth of his subject, if the quotes you share are an indication, and I'm sure they are. Imagine if every person lived even with half as much attention to nature's creatures as St. Francis! And that Porete quote ... we are all called to <i>see God without end</i>. A simple phrase that reflects the seer as much as God.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-8015184401569851352014-01-18T08:43:51.159+00:002014-01-18T08:43:51.159+00:00I'm delighted to have found him, Dritanje. (BT...I'm delighted to have found him, Dritanje. (BTW, the translations are by Michael Kohn. However, I want to read the next book in the original French.)The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-79144882216423332512014-01-17T21:44:12.852+00:002014-01-17T21:44:12.852+00:00Delighted to have introduced you to CB and, throug...Delighted to have introduced you to CB and, through your translations, you've introduced him to others. Here's another short quote from 'Self portrait...' "My way of reconnecting with the world is to separate myself from it in order to write about it". dritanjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025213970107184429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-77397812301292521822014-01-17T19:25:27.406+00:002014-01-17T19:25:27.406+00:00As I wrote in a recent comment on your blog, Susan...As I wrote in a recent comment on your blog, Susan, I'm inspired by you to get acquainted with RW. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-72513506157993796312014-01-17T19:23:36.030+00:002014-01-17T19:23:36.030+00:00Though some would say, Pat, that a stalking garden...Though some would say, Pat, that a stalking garden cat has less right to life than a blue tit OR a sparrow! (Not me, I'm just remarking.)The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-4842525403957292702014-01-17T19:20:36.514+00:002014-01-17T19:20:36.514+00:00George — yes, I recall your love of St Francis, an...George — yes, I recall your love of St Francis, and remember your visit to Assisi. You would love this book, I'm sure.<br /><br />Words are slippery fellows, aren't they? Saying everything and nothing, as they do. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-8562118894075297122014-01-17T16:32:38.769+00:002014-01-17T16:32:38.769+00:00That first quotation is gorgeous. So much language...That first quotation is gorgeous. So much language in a day that doesn't really mean. And that last line, "Perhaps we open a book in order to finally begin to hear." I've been reading Robert Walser's The Walk. That is such a book, too, and of course made me think of you. So glad to be back in touch, all thanks to you!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-88117939484102896872014-01-17T15:41:00.816+00:002014-01-17T15:41:00.816+00:00I too believe in the equality of all living things...I too believe in the equality of all living things. I cannot understand why folk should be more upset when their cat catches a blue tit than a sparrow - both have a right to life.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-91187181325019436522014-01-17T12:58:48.484+00:002014-01-17T12:58:48.484+00:00Loving the life, spirit, and teachings of St. Fran...Loving the life, spirit, and teachings of St. Francis, as I do. I naturally loved this post, Robert. And, yes, words are always inadequate, even distorting, especially with respect to matters of ultimate importance. How is it that one can spend a lifetime in love with words, yet never be able to completely trust them? The book you quote from sounds quite lovely, and I'm going to see if I can locate it. Hopefully, Amazon can provide it to me. Again, a very inspirational post!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-61468186860533118882014-01-17T08:41:39.925+00:002014-01-17T08:41:39.925+00:00'He (Francis) loved watching the larks soar gr...'He (Francis) loved watching the larks soar gracefully in the sky, but he described himself as a sparrow, a simple, brown bird, not showy... He modeled his simple, ragged tunic after this bird… He saw the sparrow (and really all birds) as being satisfied with one garment of feathers, rather than needing many different outfits.' The Sacred Heart Foundation <br /><br />'The more stuff we have, the more clubs we need to protect it. Be free like the lilies and the sparrows.' St FrancisThe Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-20354003635242078642014-01-17T05:30:44.003+00:002014-01-17T05:30:44.003+00:00Oh gosh, I just love the idea of the soaked sparro...Oh gosh, I just love the idea of the soaked sparrow chilled to the bone and a chirping God come to eat from the hands of children. This is just so perfect an idea.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com