From: Charles Vanderford (proskuneo@fastermail.com)
Date: Sat Feb 21 2004 - 06:05:24 GMT
Sorry, I typed out my original response in about 11 seconds but now that I've got the book here in my hand, and some time, I can give a better answer and quote it directly to you. I own the paperback 25th anniversary edition of ZMM, and the part of it you're looking for is right at the beginning of the afterword. And it wasn't totally accurate to say it was in reference to Chris's murder.
Quoting:
"This book has a lot to say about ancient Greek perspectives and their meaning but there is one perspective it misses. That is their view of time. They saw the future as something that came upon them from behind their backs with the past receding away before their eyes. When you think about it, who really can face the future? All you can do is project from the past...etc., etc."
Hope that helps.
CV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Berlin, Brian D."
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:17:23 -0600
To: moq_discuss@moq.org
Subject: MD Time
Re: I'm trying to find the source of an idea that I heard or read somewhere.
Re: I'm thinking it may have been written in Lila, but can't seem to locate
Re: the passage.
Re:
Re: It described an indian tribe's view of time. For most cultures, people
Re: envision the future as before them (in front of them) and the past
Re: behind them. But for this tribe, they envisioned the past to be forward
Re: of them since they can readily see what has happened. They envisioned
Re: the future being behind them, as it cannot be seen.
Re:
Re: Does anyone recall if this idea was written in one of Pirsig's books?
Re: If so, which book and which chapter (if you recall)? Does it ring any
Re: bells with anyone?
Re:
Re: Thanks!
Re:
Re: Brian Berlin
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