“Good science and good art are always about a condition of awe. I don't think there is any other function for the poet or the scientist in the human tribe but the astonishment of the soul.” ThinkingHumansArtSoulConditionsPoetScientistFunctionAweTribesGood ArtAstonishmentGood Science Author:Derek Walcott
“most Americans are in deep awe of things-as-they-are. Even with everything this obviously out of control, they still tell themselves that those in authority must know what they are doing, and must be describing our condition to us as it really is; they still take it for granted that somehow what is, what is done, must make sense, can't really be insane. These assumptions exercise a tyranny over their minds.” KnowsMindStillsDoneConditionsExerciseAuthorityTyrannyInsaneGrantedMake SenseAssumptionAweStatus QuoDescribing Author:Barbara Deming
“We must learn to acknowledge that the creation is full of mystery; we will never entirely understand it. We must abandon arrogance and stand in awe. We must recover the sense of the majesty of creation, and the ability to be worshipful in its presence. For I do not doubt that it is only on the condition of humility and reverence before the world that our species will be able to remain in it.” WorldAbleAbilityDoubtMysteryConditionsCreationHumilitySpeciesAcknowledgeArroganceAweAbandonReverenceMajesty Book:The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry Source: The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry