tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post6747277258007844368..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Creation in mortal life compared with resurrected eternal lifeBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-33851836457975478282022-03-13T17:27:36.339+00:002022-03-13T17:27:36.339+00:00Howard Ramsey Sutherland has left a comment:
&quo...Howard Ramsey Sutherland has left a comment:<br /><br />"What of the situation when one who believes on Jesus Christ, has made the choice for God, and wants to contribute creatively finds such meagre wellsprings of creativity as he has entirely dried up (or so it seems)?"<br /><br />I think the probable reason for this is related to a mistake - common in this era - whereby old people try to continue doing what they did when young. Whereas the basic task for the old is different. What it is exactly will depend on the individual - but this kind of 'drying up' is a sharp sign that we are 'barking up the wrong tree', and that avenue is being closed-off whether we like it or not. <br /><br />It means there is *something else*, more important and urgent, that we ought to be doing - it may be 'obvious' but we are currently missing and neglecting it. Maybe (but not necessarily) something to do with the traditional preoccupations of the elderly: the past, the dead and our own death. <br /><br />Also bearing in mind that real creativity is what comes from the 'primary thinking' of our true/ divine, selves - rather than from external productivity. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-84199524740652575882022-03-09T08:46:51.203+00:002022-03-09T08:46:51.203+00:00@ Bruce - Yes, I don't have a clear grasp on i...@ Bruce - Yes, I don't have a clear grasp on it yet, but I'm trying to put it together, think out loud about it. I'll explore it a bit more. Anyway, this post is very helpful in this regard. Francis Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063224017320651978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-55159486645543696152022-03-09T08:26:52.931+00:002022-03-09T08:26:52.931+00:00@Frank - I've tried a couple of times, but I d...@Frank - I've tried a couple of times, but I don't understand you. Maybe the idea is not fully formed?Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-29477525273023213922022-03-08T15:17:13.376+00:002022-03-08T15:17:13.376+00:00Much food for thought in this post.
"If it c...Much food for thought in this post.<br /><br />"If it could be assumed, as an analogy, that creation requires something-like energy if a creative thought needs to be manifested (made-into) something material that will be effective in this world; then we can ask where creative energies might come from"<br /><br />I am increasingly inclined to believe this energy comes from freedom, in the primary thinking sense of the term (innermost part of our thinking, divine self connected with the divine). If not, then freedom is the medium of "exchange" between the divine and the human. I'm not betting the house on it, but that is what where my thinking about this takes me at the moment.Francis Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063224017320651978noreply@blogger.com