Status Updates From The Call of Character: Livi...

“One might even say that although complacency is common, it is deeply antithetical to human life because our consciousness of life’s impending end forces us to care.” (149)

“There are clearly different varieties of risk: some can be contracted more effectively than others. But it is helpful to keep in mind that the minute we desire, we bring risk into our lives, for desire, as I have demonstrated, connects us to an outside world that is always inherently unpredictable.” (147)

Good, bookmarking lots of good quotes that I will share at the end, but slow to read as I’m in Germany and that is honestly a bit more exciting than Mari Ruti as it would have it.

…. over time our continued capacity to keep asking the right questions gives us the tools to remake our lives so that who we become tomorrow may be very different from who we are today” (Ruti 20)

“the lack of easy answers does not mean that no answers are available to us. I would in fact say that our yearning for easy answers may well be our biggest stumbling block, for it can keep us from finding the sorts of answers that are not entirely self-evident but that are nevertheless personally meaningful to us…

Okay so now personally a bit more critical since I’m not sure if there is enough attention for systemic oppression and it’seffects

This book is giving me LIFE

Just finished the first section of three. Mari Ruti had a way of articulating notoriously complex philosophical issues and bringing them down to a relatable and compelling discussion. Fantastic book for people who are lost, have experienced loss, or who at times go through hardships. Which is to say this book is for everyone.