This is the only spot I have found a misspelled word, I think. The word is atheisy as refers to Freud on pg 186 of chapter 16. This being the most egregious error of Getz entire book, gives me the opportunity to comment upon his unit on fatherhood. I like that he says an elder doesn't have to be married or have children to be an elder, he just needs to act as if he might be or might one day be. This tends to fall into the harmony of fidelity. When you consider fidelity and its commencement, I feel it is possible to hear that perhaps it began during the tune-up, or in the dressing room or at home in the tub, or maybe at that point in time when music was created as a concept. Does fidelity have a beginning or an end?
Maybe the question should be, "Does Fidelity have a beginning or an end?"
So a father must be good and loving and honorable toward his wife, the mother of his children and concerning his children equitable which involves individual and personal and self sacrificing.
If God is our primary example of a father when we see His Fatherhood toward us, then our fatherhood involves many foster and adopted children as well as our blood descendants if any.
Since our position as father is a result of world inhabitance then we can accept that our performance as fathers is sometimes flawed and even if not, probably in need of some sort of ameliorative example to our children as to the (mis?)manifestation of our love and intent toward them. Sometimes we must swallow the poison pill of pride, that they might grow into that more fully capable emulation of ourselves(that they have in mind), partly as an extension of ourselves but mostly as independant actors in a play begun in part by us but largely just handed down by us and many other contributors as they may have the circumstance and destiny to encounter. Our role then is to exemplify Godliness to them and receive them back home as we find their need.
11/12/2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)

No comments:
Post a Comment