Wisdom for Sunday:
If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do not already possess. How to Read a Book, by Mortimer J. Adler (p. 123)
Brought to you courtesy of Lifestyle Education through Discipleship and the “book tag.” According to the rules, I am supposed to include the next three sentences as well, but I like it as it is. And it is my blog.
This is actually what I like about blogging. It hinders passive reading. I question, ponder, reflect and can even discuss the things I read. This is why it takes me so long to read a good book. To me, the best books are not those that I cannot put down. They are the ones that I cannot wait to put down so that I can reflect on the ideas presented.
And now for the obligatory rules and links:
1. Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the 5th sentence.
4. Post the next 3 sentences.
5. Tag 5 people.
Five people, selected completely at random from my sidebar with no real thought involved because my husband is standing over my shoulder and wants the computer to do something for my birthday:
Domestic Divapalooza
A Woman On Purpose
My Domestic Church
Alasandra
The Opinions and Ramblings of a Wannabe Attorney
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Very fun! Did I miss the name of your book? And Happy Birthday…coming soon?
If the man wants to buy you a present, by all means get off the computer!!!!!
Oops…How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler!
I’ll add that to the post when I have time later. : )
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
You are awesome, Dana! I hope you had a wonderful day!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DANA!!!
Happy Birthday to you, cha cha cha
Happy Birthdy to you, cha cha cha
Happy Birthday DEAR DANA!!!!
Happy Birthday to you! And many more…
Aw…birthday music in my comment box. Thanks, guys!
What a fun tag!!!!
And yes, happy birthday!
That was fun. The closest book was actually The Outline of History by H. G. Wells, Volume II, which doesn’t have a page 123. It starts with page 493, and I don’t have Volume I.