. . . it seems that the “Gate to Freedom" is found by stepping entirely outside the constraints of utilitarian tasks.
It appears that genuine leisure allows humans to connect with deeper, transcendent elements of life—such as art, philosophy, celebration, and worship—which keeps us fully human.
Personal artistic activities, done in our leisure, may bring us closer to God than going to church regularly.
Remember the idol: Comfort, soft but blind,
that asks no price and slowly steals the soul;
promising ease while leaving self behind,
numbing the aches that make our spirits whole.
Remember the vice that wears the mildest face—
acedia’s sorrow at the goads of pain;
complacency that lets adventure fade,
as we trade our worries for its chains.
Remember the Lord, who embraced suff'ring's crown,
refusing easy bread for better food;
And for joy’s sake, swallow'd sin and death down—
He chose the path of sorrows, for our good.
Here it is in the Odyssey: https://andrewsawyer.substack.com/p/the-way-home-part-3-the-cicones-and
. . . it seems that the “Gate to Freedom" is found by stepping entirely outside the constraints of utilitarian tasks.
It appears that genuine leisure allows humans to connect with deeper, transcendent elements of life—such as art, philosophy, celebration, and worship—which keeps us fully human.
Personal artistic activities, done in our leisure, may bring us closer to God than going to church regularly.
Interesting article!