Amazing letter. It makes me think, isn't woke language the opposite of the mentioned comic strip's technique? What I mean is the comic strips technique is to change language slightly to make the normal and mundane seem different for comedic purposes. Woke language uses strange language to make the abnormal seem normal. Thoughts?
This is one of my kids' favorite comics as well! The absurdity is pretty funny!
I 100% agree with your conclusion: "But if the real world is less pleasant than dreamworld, it’s also less nonsensical—because it’s the world where God lives. He stands at the bedroom door and knocks."
I frequently have to remind myself that God does not live in my imaginings but in my reality. And I gratefully know from experience that even if my reality is difficult, it will still be okay because He is there.
This is probably the most accurate analysis of our current state of affairs. Quoting your letter: "As long as we were swaddled in layers of prosperity and security, we could stay wrapped in the dream of a godless world." It's easy to ignore problems when everything is going well. Sad to say, we allowed the government take God out of our schools in the 60's (without a fight) and it's finally catching up with us. Keep up the good work!
“[My father and I] had a lot of little games, like he would say at the dinner table (he’d think of some little problem), ‘Suppose we were martians and came down to this earth, and we could look at it from the outside.’
“I can’t explain exactly what he meant, but there’s a way of looking at something anew, as if you never saw it before, for the first time, and asking questions about it as if you were different.”
Amazing letter. It makes me think, isn't woke language the opposite of the mentioned comic strip's technique? What I mean is the comic strips technique is to change language slightly to make the normal and mundane seem different for comedic purposes. Woke language uses strange language to make the abnormal seem normal. Thoughts?
Yeah I see what you’re saying. Abortion, transition, antidepressant, etc. sound fine when you don’t know what they’re referring to
Although I think abortion has been replaced with 'women's health'...
Infuriating
Great examples. Yes, flowery and vague language to hide true intent.
This is one of my kids' favorite comics as well! The absurdity is pretty funny!
I 100% agree with your conclusion: "But if the real world is less pleasant than dreamworld, it’s also less nonsensical—because it’s the world where God lives. He stands at the bedroom door and knocks."
I frequently have to remind myself that God does not live in my imaginings but in my reality. And I gratefully know from experience that even if my reality is difficult, it will still be okay because He is there.
This is probably the most accurate analysis of our current state of affairs. Quoting your letter: "As long as we were swaddled in layers of prosperity and security, we could stay wrapped in the dream of a godless world." It's easy to ignore problems when everything is going well. Sad to say, we allowed the government take God out of our schools in the 60's (without a fight) and it's finally catching up with us. Keep up the good work!
A quote from Richard Feynman:
“[My father and I] had a lot of little games, like he would say at the dinner table (he’d think of some little problem), ‘Suppose we were martians and came down to this earth, and we could look at it from the outside.’
“I can’t explain exactly what he meant, but there’s a way of looking at something anew, as if you never saw it before, for the first time, and asking questions about it as if you were different.”
is there a Letter #146?
Does anyone know how to get rid of that annoying thing YouTube has started doing with the “sign in to show you’re not a bot” pop up?