Plants Have a Hard Time Surviving Here.
….“The metal of these wrenches is so cold it hurts the hands. But it’s a good hurt. It’s real, not imaginary, and it’s here, absolutely, in my hand. …….. .. In his pursuit of a concept of Quality, Phædrus kept seeing again and again little paths all leading toward some point off to one side. He thought he already knew about the general area they led to, ancient Greece, but now he wondered if he had overlooked something there. ”…..[Here the Narrator relates (in two pages) 1) Discuss how “Sarah Vinke had put the idea of Quality in his head”. 2) What happened when he arrived at the University of Chicago and 3) How his PhD Thesis on Qualty can not have either Substantive or Objective about it, 4) Plus details about the U. Chicago’s “Committee on Analysis of Ideas and Study of Methods” ] “…. On the machine now everything is done except the oil change. I wake Chris and we pack and go. He’s still sleepy but the cold air on the road wakes him up.” (Cont. Next)
5.8 Miles North of La Pine, OR. In the Narrator’s passage above we note => “It’s real, not imaginary, and it’s here, absolutely, in my hand”. Here again we notice the Narrator’s dependence on “Good old reality.“ The same is absolutely true for all of us. However, like the air surrounding us, we seldom notice it!! This explains why the Narrator repeatedly reminds us of this fact which is an integral part of his Quality Philosophy.
…And As The ZMM Narrator, Repeatedly Reminds Us => “…The cutting edge of this instant right here and now is always nothing less than the totality of everything there is. …Value, the leading edge of reality, is no longer an irrelevant offshoot of structure. …Value, is the predecessor of structure. It’s the preintellectual awareness that gives rise to it. Our structured reality is preselected on the basis of value, and really to understand structured reality requires an understanding of the value source from which it’s derived. ”
. This Whole “Reality” Topic Is Important Enough To Have Its Own ZMMQ Page => … In the above “ italiced” words from ZMM, notice the Narrator’s emphasis on “ Reality,” Here, to be really sure you get full message, please > (10 each) > Do > Page Top > Edit > Find > real And read the surrounding text. …From this you should see the importance of “Real, Reality, & Good Old Reality.” … Click Here For A Special Study or => “Author Robert Pirsig’s Major Thread Topic “Quality, Reality, & “Good Old Reality.” “ as is written into Robert Pirsig’s book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”. *************************
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