Saturday, February 20, 2021

day no. 15,461: the advantages of dissatisfied savages

"It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied." -- Peter Kreeft, Three Philosophies of Life

God's grace prompts us to examine our lives. It is the wrath of God that allows a person to be oblivious. The one under the sun without God beyond it who can't sleep because of their dissatisfaction in everything under the sun is in a better position than the one sleeping soundly completely ignorant of even asking the question. 

It is better to be a savage seeking answers than a citizen seeking comfort. The noble savage chooses the discomfort of dissatisfaction to the comfort of being easily satisfied. 

This diatribe reminded me of C.S. Lewis' A Christmas Sermon for Pagans

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