tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post2676431281164265090..comments2023-10-31T12:43:06.690-04:00Comments on NishmaBlog: 14. The FringesNishmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237299801109329429noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314914268727443114.post-4152480205116794832009-07-14T12:30:30.624-04:002009-07-14T12:30:30.624-04:00I look so forward to each of your writings. You ar...I look so forward to each of your writings. You are a perfect example of the message you relate in The Fringes: because of the imaginative substance in the longings and articulations of your words, I find that I am recalling the mitzvot in a more vivid and relational way than I ever have.<br />Thank you.<br /><br />I am wondering if you believe that an adult with a painfully undeveloped imagination has any hope of developing one -- in light of what you express, it is more than a pleasure it is a fullsome necessity for faith and observance to possess such an imagination. If you believe it is possible, could you describe how it might be done? <br />Also, could you tell me which Shmona Perakim (translated)you quoted from? Would you recommend this safer as an introduction to the works of Rambam?<br />Agnon writes: What is an intellectual? An intellectual is a person who can read the psalms without tears. <br />-- Would you say the imagination takes us to beauty, to the recognition of beauty and to our own breathholding wonder as we face it? To tears?<br />whenever you have time, with sincere appreciation to a most generous thinker, hannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com