The end of another fabulous essay reminds me of the line in Rudyard Kipling's "If": "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same." For some reason I had thought about this line today (can't remember why!) so it was right there in my head. The whole poem is about the dichotomy you're laying out and how to live between the poles. The hardest thing to do, but what else is there?
Love this.. rhymes beautifully with a book I read in grad school: “Agains Purity:Living Ethically in Compromised Times” by Alexis Shotwell. Highly recommend the read if you’re looking for some support in the paradigm shift you’re articulating! https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816698646/against-purity/
The end of another fabulous essay reminds me of the line in Rudyard Kipling's "If": "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same." For some reason I had thought about this line today (can't remember why!) so it was right there in my head. The whole poem is about the dichotomy you're laying out and how to live between the poles. The hardest thing to do, but what else is there?
That’s so beautiful. I need to go read the rest of that poem!
Love this.. rhymes beautifully with a book I read in grad school: “Agains Purity:Living Ethically in Compromised Times” by Alexis Shotwell. Highly recommend the read if you’re looking for some support in the paradigm shift you’re articulating! https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816698646/against-purity/
Awesome! Thank you for this rec!
Beautifully said!
Thank you so much. The back and forth of pride and shame is so exhausting. I want off the rollercoaster!