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The Heavenly Dance

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In all seriousness READ THIS JOINT. Beyond some really cogent reflections on the concept of play, there's a lot of solid discussion of what the ideal Christian balance between seriousness and joy ought to practically look like. Rahner reminds us that Creation is fundamentally superfluous, as is our God (understood properly), and offers some dope commentary on how to imitate that

The more a truly spiritual man feels that God alone is worthy of being taken with blessed seriousness the more he must feel that he has been caught up a kind of play here below but she must carry out dignity the role of our earthly life must be played through to the end which we must recognize for what it is never for a moment must be lose sight of the unreal and transitory quality of the scenery and stage properties

Before we can discuss Man at Play, we must first understand God at Play, as our play is merely a humble imitation of his cosmic game.

“Plato refers to man as a plaything of God, and sees in this the highest perfection that a creature can attain.”