tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post4906028380952554681..comments2023-05-11T08:00:50.001-05:00Comments on A Glass Darkly: Detective stories (4): an incorruptible systemDenis Haackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-693016123172684422014-10-27T08:37:59.587-05:002014-10-27T08:37:59.587-05:00Thank you for such a thoughtful comment, Cassandra...Thank you for such a thoughtful comment, Cassandra. You raise an important issue: we do not have unlimited time for fiction and film, and so must choose what to read/watch. I've had friends who could not watch films that honestly unpack the brokenness of the world because they felt they faced too much of it in daily life and so needed something more hopeful on Friday evenings. My wife declines to watch films that hint at supernatural darkness because the images have tended to trigger nightmares. There are plenty of good reasons to "taper off" and "bow out" as you put it, and we should encourage one another and support each other in such decisions.<br /><br />The only way I think this can can be problematic is if someone declines in an ongoing effort to ghettoize their life so that they live blissfully apart from the brokenness around them. Just as some people use drugs or busyness to keep from facing the hard things of life and reality, it's possible to construct a life that is the equivalent of tiptoeing through the daisies and never having to face the fact that poison ivy exists. There is nothing wrong with sentimental movies (I love the film "Harvey" starring jimmy Stewart) unless they are a part of an intentionally blind, sentimental perspective on life.<br /><br />So, Cassandra, your choice meets no resistance from me. Margie has often commented that she likes the fact that my calling means she doesn't have to read books or watch films she'd find distasteful but that she appreciates knowing about. That's OK with me.<br /><br />Know grace today, and thanks, as always, for commenting.<br />DenisDenis Haackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-52095058745081870062014-10-26T23:05:46.030-05:002014-10-26T23:05:46.030-05:00And here is where I taper off. I felt anxious, eve...And here is where I taper off. I felt anxious, even as I read the descriptions of these shows, and the fallen world I inhabit. I did watch MIV, which like Spiral, (I imagine,) is a detective series of sorts. It was interesting to me in the way modern technology comes in to play. But, I find that my interest in a series quickly wanes when it is not tied up in a nice bow. Maybe that is a short-coming on my part. When the corruption seems never-ending, I bow out. I wonder what that says about me. I do love Father Brown and Lord Peter Wimsey. I appreciate your observations. <br />I also appreciate, and must ponder how we live in community. These stories highlight how community functions. I will have to think more on that. Thanks again!<br />Cassandra EganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com