"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

18 January 2020

Transmitting.


Pictured (l-r): Uncle Fred, RCF, Sarge (Higgins Lake perch frying in cast iron on the Weber, foreground), c. 1971.

The old dealt with pupils as grown birds deal with young birds when they teach them to fly; the new deals with them more as the poultry-keeper deals with young birds…the old was a kind of propagation—men transmitting manhood to men; the new is merely propaganda.

C.S. Lewis, from Men Without Chests

Thank you, Wrath of Gnon.

No comments: