tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post1601379664683830394..comments2023-09-07T02:42:54.042-07:00Comments on kellogg bloggin': Life of Pi: Some ReflectionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-40313958622231092062007-07-17T20:54:00.000-07:002007-07-17T20:54:00.000-07:00Excellent thoughts. I guess I better add this to t...Excellent thoughts. I guess I better add this to the pile of books for summer/fall reading.Christy Woolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748862572108653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-11807744501414592442007-07-17T15:20:00.000-07:002007-07-17T15:20:00.000-07:00You also hit on a very Zen truth that dichotomy is...You also hit on a very Zen truth that dichotomy is sameness, which I think is evidenced in the book from the earliest paragraphs. The wholeness of being, not the momentary expression and evaluation, is the valued commodity in Martel's book.<BR/><BR/>As a former journalist, I struggled with the task of reporting events as they happened rather than in their wholeness. But time and human events seldom complete their wholeness except in staggered chapters. I discovered that to be a good reporter/writer, I had to convey the wholeness through the limitations of exposition. As a person, I have to express my wholeness through the moment -- exactly the opposite principle, really.<BR/><BR/>The time has almost come for me to re-read Life of Pi. Your excellent observations may have spurred me to the bookcase.Scott Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259899544285007952noreply@blogger.com