They say that we experience time linearly, and I suppose they’re right, to a degree. But if time is stretched out in a line for us, then it’s lumpy, generally oriented in a line but twisting, running back on itself sometimes, and meandering along during the dullest parts of the day. There are days that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘memory’
Sunday Afternoons
Posted in Philosophy, tagged autumn, halcyon, memory, sunday afternoon on December 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Sweet Ache of Memory
Posted in Books, Christianity, tagged archive, beauty, Christianity, God, longing, memory on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Memory is a funny thing. I can remember the backyard of my childhood home and feel nostalgic, a sort of sweet memory that hurts. I can also read and immerse myself in the history of World War II (as anyone who knows me well can attest to) and feel a tragic sweetness for that time. [...]
