Hi squad:
It was witten:
>MOQ needs advocacy
>in the public forum by action; we need to fight for an MOQ solution to a
>present problem that society will accept.
Why? Maybe I don't get it, but why enter that "public forum" at all?
Seems to me the MoQ can stand on its own merit. This may be indicative
of my own lack of insight, but when things like this are said, I
immediately see an image of a door-to-door evangelist peddling his
religion to people who coudn't care less. A public forum will generally
be filled with these kind of people. This isn't to say that papers and
the like shouldn't be written on Pirsig's ideas -- those will reach the
people who are interested in being reached -- but why adopt the
traveling salesman attitude? Isn't this a subordination of higher
levels to a lower one?
Many references have been made to the brujo in conjunction with this
line of thinking, but the brujo never campaigned for the acceptance of
his way of life. He never tried to convince the old priests of anythign
or show them where they went wrong, he just lived. He lived his life in
as much accordance with Quality as he could, and changes followed as a
result. Why this talk of evangelism? The brujo example, in particular,
shows marked disregard for what others think in the name of living
towards one's personal choices of Quality. The opinions of others are of
little importance. IMO this is the lesson should be taken from the
story of the brujo, not that one should pay homage to society, or try to
sway public opinion in your favor.
Kilian
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