Sunday, June 6, 2010
Errand into the wilderness
I really enjoyed the "errand into the wilderness" by miller. I thought that it was summed up pretty well by the phrase on page eight: "to possess the land but not be possessed by it." I think that that is what many of the strict religious people of the time were most concerned about. They thought that many were more concerned about gaining wealth or power instead of keeping their focus on the ultimate reward of eternal life. They talked often of losing unity in the society because so many had lost this focus.
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I agreee with your observation on Miller. To be part of the land, but not possessed by it is an insight by the people of this era.
ReplyDeleteI also think there are lessons embedded in this text for today...We can even apply this idea to our current situation with the tragedy in the Gulf. I think that the concept of being "part of the land, but not possessed by it," is something concrete that everyone wishes BP had a little better grasp of!
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