hello everyone
Xcto writes:
It seems that everyone thinks that to be dynamic is the best thing in the
world. I disagree. This might confuse people but I think the most dynamic
thing to do sometimes it to be as static as possible.
Think about the insane, the only way for the insane to contribute back to
society is for them to become static, so they can communicate their dynamic
ideas to others. It might be moral for the individual to stay
dynamic(insane), but then the static pattern of society didn't have to
create
a rule that society should care for its insane. Maybe they should have just
killed the abnormal, nonproductive members...
Remember, to be totally dynamic is to be categorically insane.
my comments:
i think Pirsig makes it clear that we need both static quality and Dynamic
Quality, and although it may be comforting to be as static as possible, that
which remains in exclusive stasis will die. i like Lithiens analogy of
stagnant water to illustrate this. i am not really qualified to speak of
insanity (although my teenage son is working on that!) so i will not comment
on its link to the Dynamic. it seems to me there is danger if we carry
either notion of static and Dynamic Quality to extremes. a balance is
needed.
best wishes,
glove
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