Day Fifty-Three
The Divine Comedy Page: 455
I think today is my worst day so far in total pages read. However, I’m hoping to have plenty of time tomorrow, and maybe even some late this evening while I wait for Luc’s 11pm feeding. The boys were a handful today and I found myself laying on the floor behind the bookstore counter with Alex crawling all over me several times. He wanted to be played with pretty much all day and as he is far more important than a book…I only read 94 pages. Quinn and I went shopping briefly this evening and then after I got home at about 8 Luc was hungry then fussy and Alex was full of energy. He enjoys nothing more than emptying drawers, dumping out trash cans and pulling books off shelves. His favorite thing is to empty his laundry basket by flinging clothes over his shoulder and then empty his dresser drawers on top of that. Sorting out clean and dirty is difficult at best and I think some things get washed before they’re worn; hopefully the environment doesn’t get too pissed about it.
As I’ve been reading Dante I’ve realized that even though I grew up in the church I haven’t had a good imagination of Heaven and Hell; and for those outside Christendom the lack is even greater. Perhaps Catholics are better versed in both the theology and the imagery but I think that we live in an age that doesn’t imagine the afterlife much at all. Dante’s descriptions are almost shocking, both the horrors of Hell and the wonders of Heaven are so unfamiliar. And, of course, growing up Protestant, Purgatory should be entirely foreign, although I’d be interested to hear how many that spent time in an evangelical church actually felt that the doctrine of Purgatory was embodied in the kind of repentance that was taught there. I wonder what it would have been like to live in a culture that regularly preached and imagined the state of the soul after death.
February 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm
You know, Mandy, I am going through the Bible this Spring. If you want to go through it with me it would be 66 books off your list. I say it would definately count. Besides it all evens out at the end. The smaller books would be complimented by the bigger books. Just a thought. Have a fun with the book quest. Hopefully we can see you soon! (I mean out side of work):lol:
February 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Actually my list is already set so no changes now…
Drop by and say hi sometime, we’d love to see you!
February 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Cole loves flinging the diapers that are stacked underneath his changing table. Or throwing his toys out of his play pen, that’s a favorite too.
February 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Alex flings the diapers that are in “his” bathroom all over. He makes such a mess but he has sooo…. much fun that I don’t mind.
February 24th, 2008 at 11:34 am
As a child I did spend a great deal of time thinking about and imagining heaven and hell. I never liked the disconnected ‘clouds and light’ version of heaven that, it seemed, most children saw. And even the out of body perfectly shinny and polished version with big houses and perfectly manicured lawns that I was told about as a young adult did not strike my fancy . Seems that if I wanted that I could just move to a suburb.
I wonder what most people picture when one of those words comes up…
February 24th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Heaven = Kindness and joy in essence
Hell = Living with a bitter and hateful heart