tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post7132795335398773168..comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Comments on Cook Ding's Kitchen: The Style of No StyleRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-2378442326291286472009-10-10T22:58:02.912-04:002009-10-10T22:58:02.912-04:00Yeah, I thought it was an excellent find.Yeah, I thought it was an excellent find.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-71972366369975042402009-10-10T07:23:37.915-04:002009-10-10T07:23:37.915-04:00Whoa!
A long, but excellent article! I can't ...Whoa!<br /><br />A long, but <i>excellent</i> article! I can't recall ever reading words that were any better at describing the paradoxes and dilemmas involved in trying to "transmit" or master an art, or a faith, for that matter.<br /><br />To pinpoint the dilemma as being a "dimension" beyond normal perception is correct, I think. That sounds airy-fairy, but I don't mean it that way; nor did the author.<br /><br />How <i>un-modern</i> to note that such things cannot be taught <i>en masse.</i><br /><br />This was classic, at the end:<br /><i>"It is usually impossible to persuade someone who thinks otherwise to change their mind and heart by verbal means alone. This is why an essay like this is written with great reluctance, and why I am not very optimistic that what I’ve just said can make much sense."</i>walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.com