tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post1980278097932417010..comments2023-12-26T01:00:53.541+01:00Comments on A heedful idiot: «Beauty will save the world»Fiodorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565802662500924411noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-24457929252039966172017-12-19T12:33:39.650+01:002017-12-19T12:33:39.650+01:00Thanks for the valuable information and insights y...Thanks for the valuable information and insights you have so provided here...<br /><a href="https://gymconsulting.com/best-workout-pills-bodybuilding-supplements-reviews" rel="nofollow">https://gymconsulting.com/best-workout-pills-bodybuilding-supplements-reviews/</a><br />ukahsah15https://www.blogger.com/profile/15882717272995410559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-77460863737773971112017-01-30T21:12:56.912+01:002017-01-30T21:12:56.912+01:00Thanks a lot to my "brother" idiot, and ...Thanks a lot to my "brother" idiot, and eternal gratitude to the great FIODOR !<br />Fiodorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565802662500924411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-25331303684735092112017-01-17T04:31:40.401+01:002017-01-17T04:31:40.401+01:00I would like to thank you for your blog. I have lo...I would like to thank you for your blog. I have long admired FD and I have called myself an "Idiot" for a long time now, as well. theidiotspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203674215083910163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-57967651945446476152016-06-01T22:20:04.607+02:002016-06-01T22:20:04.607+02:00Thank you very much, Bea, for this brilliant and c...Thank you very much, Bea, for this brilliant and convincing comment. I agree with you, if Dostoevsky writes “beauty”, he means “beauty”… My point was only to suggest the depth of senses he probably expresses with this word…Fiodorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565802662500924411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-13819329369377625982016-06-01T21:22:04.557+02:002016-06-01T21:22:04.557+02:00Dear Mr. Fiodor,
I agree with you that ”it is pro...Dear Mr. Fiodor,<br /><br />I agree with you that ”it is probably not exaggerated to think that Myshkin’s love of Christ is the image of what the writer himself feels.”<br /><br />His juxtaposition of an “idiot” claiming “beauty can save the world” is perhaps one great sermon.<br /><br />As you point out, for a time we could center our thinking by replacing “beauty” with “Christ” to imagine Myshkin is stating “Christ can save the world” which is a fine exercise for for finding a starting point. However, we must note that Dostoevsky’s writes “beauty (not Christ) will save the world” and we know Dostoevsky is a deliberate enough thinker and author to write what he intends. I believe he intentionally chooses “Beauty can save the world” rather than “Christ can save the world” for many reasons:<br /><br />Dostoevsky knows Christ has already saved the world...it is the world which has not yet accepted being saved. If Dostoevsky had written “Christ can save the world” it would have implied that we should wait to see what Christ does. Writing “beauty” instead makes it clear we are not waiting on Christ, rather we get to engage with beauty.<br />Beauty is God’s invitation to accepting his grace. As your observations of Pope Benedict and Simone Weil reveal there is no beauty without God.<br />Beauty involves relationship and perspective. As you also point out, “beauty is seen in the light – or in the darkness – of its spectator.” Beauty is open to humans and in order to experience it, embrace it, get closer to it and hopefully eventually see God through it, we can choose to become a part of it. Does a ballet in itself always hold the same beauty? Or is the beauty of a ballet dependent upon whether we are reading about it, viewing a painting of it, applauding dancers on stage from the audience, choreographing the company, or the performing it in full exhilaration? Such understanding of beauty mirrors that of my Christian experience. I find greater joy and glory the more I not only dive into my faith but the more I depend on God to fulfill it. <br />Our individual choice in my experience is the essence of the Christian faith and American spirit. God desires a relationship with us, he does not seek to rule over robots. Thus, he gave us free will so that we may choose to follow and love him. Similarly, early Americans fought for freedom of religion. Jefferson in particular was labeled “un-Christian” and even “atheist” for fighting for religious choice rather than just a Christian society. I believe he understood that to assign or require Christianity was to deny Christianity. Unfortunately, the religious right of 2016 does just that.<br />Beauty is personal. Myshkin exclaims: “Ah, should there be kindness in her, everything would be saved!” I believe it is the personal relationship the Myshkin seeks. I believe that every creation of God has something of beauty, not that some people are beautiful and some are ugly. It is our opportunity through God’s strength to recognize and celebrate the beauty. For example, I train my 13 year old son to be able to people watch even an elderly woman at a coffee shop and point out a beautiful curl in her hair, a dainty wrist, or eye pleasing outfit. Someday I hope he delights in the beauty of his own wife not because he scored the world’s most beautiful woman, but because she belongs to him and beauty is personal. I hear Myshkin tapping Ephesians 4:32 in seeking to be part of the intimacy pouring kindness into Nastasya.<br /><br />Additionally, let’s examine the term “Idiot” - <br />Myshkin is an “idiot” because he “looks at the world with empathy and innocence.” In a world defined by greed, wealth, and power he is indeed an idiot. Sometimes a picture tells more about the camera than the subject.<br />I believe Myshkin is comfortable being an “idiot” for a different reason. He knows that compared to the infinite wisdom of the God he serves, he truly is an idiot. <br /><br />In summary, one would have to be rejecting of the world’s priorities as well as submissive to God in order to claim rightfully “Beauty can save the world.”<br /><br />Thanks,<br />BeaBea Wrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353476123031387076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-55619823052822310282015-08-29T13:44:18.650+02:002015-08-29T13:44:18.650+02:00All three are plagiarized by our egos. All three are plagiarized by our egos. sitting stillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200796577140619104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-1963360192616300742015-08-26T13:35:46.064+02:002015-08-26T13:35:46.064+02:00Thank you for your wisdomThank you for your wisdomsitting stillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200796577140619104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-48302370908573221702015-08-25T22:34:09.348+02:002015-08-25T22:34:09.348+02:00The saying is fine, but I do not think we can sepa...The saying is fine, but I do not think we can separate beauty, goodness and truth ... Did they really fail? I think that every day, every second, they win victories.Fiodorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565802662500924411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-45282277999395757882015-08-25T14:49:23.873+02:002015-08-25T14:49:23.873+02:00I have heard it said that "beauty will have t...I have heard it said that "beauty will have to save the world because truth and goodness have failed."sitting stillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200796577140619104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-22462016365598729142013-11-19T22:48:48.934+01:002013-11-19T22:48:48.934+01:00Your comments are wonderful. Did you know that Pop...Your comments are wonderful. Did you know that Pope Benedict, as Cardinal Ratzinger, mentions this quote directly in _On Our Way to Jesus Christ_(Ignatius Press, p. 41)? The end of my undergrad thesis at Ave Maria University is as follows: The Idiot asks the question and provides the answer, as Ratzinger reminds the reader: “Who has not heard Dostoevsky’s oft-quoted remark: ‘Beauty will save us’? Usually people forget to mention, however, that by redeeming beauty Dostoevsky means Christ.” Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835962672668592573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-23460016433688682712012-07-11T22:52:14.395+02:002012-07-11T22:52:14.395+02:00Thanks for your friendly comments. I will take a v...Thanks for your friendly comments. I will take a visit to your blog as soon as possible.<br />No, I did not see the Gerard Philippe interpretation of Mishkin, but I admired the splendid transposition of The Idiot by the great Japanese director Kurosawa.Fiodorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565802662500924411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-41144324193910658972012-07-11T19:34:42.455+02:002012-07-11T19:34:42.455+02:00you had to be an orthodox priest...take it as a jo...you had to be an orthodox priest...take it as a joke because of Dostoioannis georgakakishttp://ioannisg22.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-9120875341462279502012-07-11T19:32:28.274+02:002012-07-11T19:32:28.274+02:00Dear
I think you have admired Gerard Philippe as P...Dear<br />I think you have admired Gerard Philippe as Prince Mishkin....ioannis georgakakishttp://ioannisg22.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281664882148510457.post-9433754878772756122012-07-11T18:41:02.763+02:002012-07-11T18:41:02.763+02:00Chere .....
Please visit my blog http://ioannisg22...Chere .....<br />Please visit my blog http://ioannisg22.tumblr.com/<br />It seems we have the same hobby. Only the first post is in German (because I cannot find a relative good Gogol translation in English)<br />All other posts about the russian 19th century regarding every form of art, but mainly literature and painting. My name is Ioannis and you could contact me on ioannis@georgakakis.com.grioannis georgakakishttp://ioannisg22.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.com