"He was destined to learn his own wisdom apart from others or to learn the wisdom of others himself wandering among the snares of the world"
Welcome to my blog. I guess a bit of an introduction is in order, so here goes. My name is Gavin Fisher, and I am a radiohead-loving, literature-reading musician, runner and writer who is fascinated by religion and spirituality. And I was born in South Africa and currently live in beautiful (but rainy) Vancouver, British Columbia. I am studying English Literature and Religious Studies at UBC. I enjoy reading all kinds of literature, mythologies, and scriptures. I also love learning about all kinds of religious and spirtual practices and beliefs, and gaining new perspectives.
But why this blog? Well, I've been playing around with the idea of having a blog for a while, but it was only recently that I began to think about it more seriously. For the past couple of weeks, whenever I've come across a really mind-blowing quote in some of my readings I've felt the urge to share it with somebody. So, lame as it may be, for the past couple of weeks I've been using the "Write something about yourself" box under my profile picture on facebook to share my literary treasures. I doubt that anybody actually read those quotes (besides my wonderful girlfriend), and I don't know how many people will actually read this, but I think it's time to take those quotes to someplace new, where I'll be able to write longer quotes, and give my own thoughts as well.
So, I want this to be a place where I can share those quotes that jump out at me and seem to speak to me, the words of which I feel that I can relate to so much sometimes. Like the quote above, which is from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by the great Irish writer James Joyce. I just finished reading this novel for a class on British-Irish studies, and there were so many great quotes in this work that jumped out at me. Reading about the protagonist Stephen Dedalus' 'coming of age' was so introspective and laced with imagery that is was easy to get lost in the novel. It sucked me in, almost to the point where I felt like it consumed me. That's how good it was.
Anyways, I felt like I could relate to this particular quote, about someone feeling destined to learn about life, the universe and everything for themselves; and even if it is the 'wisdom of others', it is being learnt by a person who is on the fringes of society and experiencing it for himself.
And so this is a place where I can share experiences in literature, music, theatre, and religion/spirituality that just blow my mind; because of the new ideas and perspectives that they present, or just plain and simply because of the beauty of the words.
- Gavin
Welcome to my blog. I guess a bit of an introduction is in order, so here goes. My name is Gavin Fisher, and I am a radiohead-loving, literature-reading musician, runner and writer who is fascinated by religion and spirituality. And I was born in South Africa and currently live in beautiful (but rainy) Vancouver, British Columbia. I am studying English Literature and Religious Studies at UBC. I enjoy reading all kinds of literature, mythologies, and scriptures. I also love learning about all kinds of religious and spirtual practices and beliefs, and gaining new perspectives.
But why this blog? Well, I've been playing around with the idea of having a blog for a while, but it was only recently that I began to think about it more seriously. For the past couple of weeks, whenever I've come across a really mind-blowing quote in some of my readings I've felt the urge to share it with somebody. So, lame as it may be, for the past couple of weeks I've been using the "Write something about yourself" box under my profile picture on facebook to share my literary treasures. I doubt that anybody actually read those quotes (besides my wonderful girlfriend), and I don't know how many people will actually read this, but I think it's time to take those quotes to someplace new, where I'll be able to write longer quotes, and give my own thoughts as well.
So, I want this to be a place where I can share those quotes that jump out at me and seem to speak to me, the words of which I feel that I can relate to so much sometimes. Like the quote above, which is from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by the great Irish writer James Joyce. I just finished reading this novel for a class on British-Irish studies, and there were so many great quotes in this work that jumped out at me. Reading about the protagonist Stephen Dedalus' 'coming of age' was so introspective and laced with imagery that is was easy to get lost in the novel. It sucked me in, almost to the point where I felt like it consumed me. That's how good it was.
Anyways, I felt like I could relate to this particular quote, about someone feeling destined to learn about life, the universe and everything for themselves; and even if it is the 'wisdom of others', it is being learnt by a person who is on the fringes of society and experiencing it for himself.
And so this is a place where I can share experiences in literature, music, theatre, and religion/spirituality that just blow my mind; because of the new ideas and perspectives that they present, or just plain and simply because of the beauty of the words.
- Gavin
