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On Being with Krista Tippett
It was described as a beautiful little book that uses everyday things to point to something deeper, using the example of a parent comforting a scared child to illustrate the deep human intuition of hope.
Peter Bergamax is very beautiful, a little book of his, called a rumor range of, he takes everyday things and says, think about it for a minute. Where are they pointing you? They're deeper than you th...
— Episode: [Unedited] John Polkinghorne with Krista...
Episode: [Unedited] John Polkinghorne with Krista Tippett
It was described as a beautiful little book that uses everyday things to point to something deeper, using the example of a parent comforting a scared child to illustrate the deep human intuition of hope.
Peter Bergamax is very beautiful, a little book of his, called a rumor range of, he takes everyday things and says, think about it for a minute. Where are they pointing you? They're deeper than you think.
Episode: [Unedited] John Polkinghorne with Krista Tippett
It was described as a beautiful little book that uses everyday things to point to something deeper, illustrating a deep human intuition and assurance that enables a child to grow into full humanity. The author reflects on the meaning behind a parent comforting a scared child, suggesting that even though things may not always be 'all right', there is a deeper meaning.
Peter Bergamax is very beautiful, a little book of his, called a rumor range of, he takes everyday things and says, think about it for a minute. Where are they pointing you? They're deeper than you think.
And one of the things he says is, a child wakes up in the middle of the night, scared by a dream or something like that, a parent goes to the child and says, it's all right. And Bergam says, now what's going on there? Is that a loving lie?
Because obviously cancer, concentration camps, there will always not exactly just all right. But nevertheless he says that is a deep human intuition and the assurance of that so is an important part of enabling that child to grow up into full humanity.