Post by Enric on Mar 20, 2009 23:28:24 GMT -5
As happens from time to time, I've recently found myself part of the way through several different books, and so my progress in each has slowed to a crawl. However, I did pick a copy of War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges during a visit to the library last weekend, and while I'm only a few pages in so far, I'm finding it pretty decent. The most interesting part of the premise is the idea that war is terrible and destructive, but it also offers a seductive escape from the banality of everyday life:
"The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living. Only when we are in the midst of conflict does the shallowness and vapidness of much of our lives become apparent."
"The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living. Only when we are in the midst of conflict does the shallowness and vapidness of much of our lives become apparent."
