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I love summer, but by winter of every year I always manage to forget the bugs. Oh god, they're everywhere. And I've taken such a passive attitude toward them. I used to kill on sight, but now I mostly just tiptoe around. I've not taken a sudden turn to Buddhism, so what's the deal? Why the aversion?
Speaking of religion, I really should stop listening to certain Cats, for now I'm slowly developing an interest in anchorites. I mean, I'm not religious! How can I relate to them? Well, besides the celibacy, tendency toward reclusion, constant reading and desire for a spiritual grounding... But damn, anchorites were hardcore bricking themselves up like that. And it's nothing short of awesome how they treated the bishop (the guy who pretty much supervised their livelihood) as just any other man.
I also read that some anchorites were actually wanderers. (I'm not sure of the reliability of this source, so I may end up looking further into this.) You'd think, but don't you need to be anchored to be an anchorite? Apparently not! Anchorite came from a Greek word that meant to withdraw. So these sort of monks/nuns would emulate the desert spiritualists -- Y'know, those people who would travel into the desert or other such wildernesses for visions -- only seeking the inner wilderness. I got the impression that the anchorhold itself pretty much served as a physical barrier against temptations.
Sorry, this is all just procrastination on my part. Having some difficulty getting back into the swing of things now that vacation is over.
Speaking of religion, I really should stop listening to certain Cats, for now I'm slowly developing an interest in anchorites. I mean, I'm not religious! How can I relate to them? Well, besides the celibacy, tendency toward reclusion, constant reading and desire for a spiritual grounding... But damn, anchorites were hardcore bricking themselves up like that. And it's nothing short of awesome how they treated the bishop (the guy who pretty much supervised their livelihood) as just any other man.
I also read that some anchorites were actually wanderers. (I'm not sure of the reliability of this source, so I may end up looking further into this.) You'd think, but don't you need to be anchored to be an anchorite? Apparently not! Anchorite came from a Greek word that meant to withdraw. So these sort of monks/nuns would emulate the desert spiritualists -- Y'know, those people who would travel into the desert or other such wildernesses for visions -- only seeking the inner wilderness. I got the impression that the anchorhold itself pretty much served as a physical barrier against temptations.
Sorry, this is all just procrastination on my part. Having some difficulty getting back into the swing of things now that vacation is over.