I was running late and missed some of Derek's presentation but plan to read his paper on the blog, then I will post comments! Lisa little legs followed with a presentation focusing on predicting the future. You can't. As she ended her presentation I realized all of what she was saying was that we have to take in what we can of the moment because you never relive it the exact same way and may never be able to experience it at all for a second or third etc. time.
Helena is trying to find Rome. But as Huxley says its a state of mind and you get to rome through remembrance of the divine. She mentioned the levels of understanding and the Wallace Stevens poem "To an old philosopher in Rome" seeing a place literally. Robert closed with dreams and freudian thinking. He talked about how everyone is a warrior facing distraction, being tormented by desires. His metaphor of the woman on the other side of the door was captivating. I think that this is something everyone can relate to whether it's a woman or a man, or simply something that is or seems to be unattainable. We age too fast and are lost in our thoughts. "We're all cowards because we are under the spell of distraction".
I feel bad that I was late to class and missed some of Derek's presentation but I must say....some good comes from everything...it has to! While I was walking to class from my car....which seemed a lifetime away....I had so many thoughts on how to write my paper, what to write, etc. and I was thrilled to have these thoughts racing through my head with so many others.
Unfortunately I missed Day 3 presentations...also my presentation for various reasons...I missed out, that's all there is to it.
Helena is trying to find Rome. But as Huxley says its a state of mind and you get to rome through remembrance of the divine. She mentioned the levels of understanding and the Wallace Stevens poem "To an old philosopher in Rome" seeing a place literally. Robert closed with dreams and freudian thinking. He talked about how everyone is a warrior facing distraction, being tormented by desires. His metaphor of the woman on the other side of the door was captivating. I think that this is something everyone can relate to whether it's a woman or a man, or simply something that is or seems to be unattainable. We age too fast and are lost in our thoughts. "We're all cowards because we are under the spell of distraction".
I feel bad that I was late to class and missed some of Derek's presentation but I must say....some good comes from everything...it has to! While I was walking to class from my car....which seemed a lifetime away....I had so many thoughts on how to write my paper, what to write, etc. and I was thrilled to have these thoughts racing through my head with so many others.
Unfortunately I missed Day 3 presentations...also my presentation for various reasons...I missed out, that's all there is to it.
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