Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert Pirsig

Who comes to mind when you read that? What group or type or organization of people do you think of?

Did it occur to you that the opposition may also fit the same description?

There is one person – I would wager heavily on it – who did not come to mind.

You.

“To see ourselves as others see us!”

• Robert Burns

I did not know the author of that quote and had to search for it. Coincidentally, this is one of the Mrs’s favorite poets and so I know of Burn’s Day.

Another quote comes to mind:

“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”

I did search for the exact wording (not sure if I chose the best of the 500 English language Bible translation…) but I did know the person who coined that phrase. I already gave it away… It was The Jesus.

When I read this, I wondered which century the current most resembles.

“The Fourth Turning” theory comes to mind. Where in that cycle do you think we are?

I laid out the book to take a cover photo and it was the first time I noticed how beautiful the art on the back is. I would like to see the original painting without the bar code, title, etc etc. When I try to find it, if I succeed I will update this post.

P.S. I wrote a post yesterday about this book, I think it had some interesting and personal ideas in it. But… I have to edit it. Stay tuned! (😀 I have no regular readers, and hardly any at all. But… that’s ok. I’ve given up my dream of becoming a millionaire blogger influencer. But you know… I guess you never know. All goes well and I get a little more free time and I would love to put in more of an effort.)