This picture makes me immensely happy
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
I QUE ES LA VERITAT?
Taken by me at La Sagrada Familia
Finally! Media of my own! I took this photo at the Passion facade of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. An amazing church designed by Antoni Gaudi, this place left me awestruck and will most certainly be mentioned in future posts.
"I que es la veritat?" Catalan for "And what is the truth?" refers to a conversation between Pontius Pilate and Jesus in John 18:37-38:
New American Standard Bible
Therefore Pilate said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice." Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no guilt in Him."
Good News Bible
So Pilate asked him, "Are you a king, then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me." "And what is truth?" Pilate asked. Then Pilate went back outside to the people and said to them, "I cannot find any reason to condemn him."
I am no religious scholar, but to me, in the New American Standard Bible, Jesus says "Yes, I am a king! I'm here to testify the truth." and in the Good News version, "You're the one who says that I am a king. I'm just here to testify the truth." Much the same, I interpret the subtle difference between "What is the truth?" and "What is truth?" to be very different statements. "Is your charge true, should I send you to be crucified?" versus "What is this construct we call truth?" One is questioning and one is cynical.
In researching this phrase, I also stumbled upon a "highly credible" Yahoo! Answers post referencing the Da Vinci Code and another describing the secret tradition that Jesus was not crucified on the cross, but packed up his things and escaped Jerusalem.
Curiously enough, I knew none of this when I took this photo, and had my own unique interpretation of the phrase. I've taken my share of required religion classes, and found most of them to be interesting, but I'm by no means a zealot. My beliefs have been shaken and shaped by my experiences, and have left me with a lot of uncertainty with what I consider to be "the truth." My inchoate faith maybe be disconcerting to some, but I am quite pleased to be in a constant state of questioning and learning. In fact, I feel the most dangerous forms of faith are the most unquestioning. "I que es la veritat?" is the million-dollar question, and the beauty is that I don't need a clear answer. For the time being, I'll keep learning, asking, and listening.
Finally! Media of my own! I took this photo at the Passion facade of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. An amazing church designed by Antoni Gaudi, this place left me awestruck and will most certainly be mentioned in future posts.
"I que es la veritat?" Catalan for "And what is the truth?" refers to a conversation between Pontius Pilate and Jesus in John 18:37-38:
New American Standard Bible
Therefore Pilate said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice." Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no guilt in Him."
Good News Bible
So Pilate asked him, "Are you a king, then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me." "And what is truth?" Pilate asked. Then Pilate went back outside to the people and said to them, "I cannot find any reason to condemn him."
I am no religious scholar, but to me, in the New American Standard Bible, Jesus says "Yes, I am a king! I'm here to testify the truth." and in the Good News version, "You're the one who says that I am a king. I'm just here to testify the truth." Much the same, I interpret the subtle difference between "What is the truth?" and "What is truth?" to be very different statements. "Is your charge true, should I send you to be crucified?" versus "What is this construct we call truth?" One is questioning and one is cynical.
In researching this phrase, I also stumbled upon a "highly credible" Yahoo! Answers post referencing the Da Vinci Code and another describing the secret tradition that Jesus was not crucified on the cross, but packed up his things and escaped Jerusalem.
Curiously enough, I knew none of this when I took this photo, and had my own unique interpretation of the phrase. I've taken my share of required religion classes, and found most of them to be interesting, but I'm by no means a zealot. My beliefs have been shaken and shaped by my experiences, and have left me with a lot of uncertainty with what I consider to be "the truth." My inchoate faith maybe be disconcerting to some, but I am quite pleased to be in a constant state of questioning and learning. In fact, I feel the most dangerous forms of faith are the most unquestioning. "I que es la veritat?" is the million-dollar question, and the beauty is that I don't need a clear answer. For the time being, I'll keep learning, asking, and listening.
Marilyn Monroe Quote
"People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you can appreciate them when they’re right, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
- Marilyn Monroe
- Marilyn Monroe
Coldplay - "The Scientist"
Beautiful and fitting in so many ways.
Nobody said it was easy
Oh, it's such a shame for us to part.
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard.
Rapture Raincheck
What an unfortunate waste of black paint (no better way to increase credibility than to misspell judgment).
 |
| via |
Friday, May 20, 2011
Bon Iver, "Skinny Love"
I'm going to start out heavy. This song keeps popping up in my life and in my head, and if I don't post it now I will burst.
Come on skinny love, just last the year
Pour a little salt we were never here
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
I tell my love to wreck it all
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Right in the moment this order's tall
I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
And in the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different kind
And I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines
Come on skinny love, what happened here?
Suckle on the hope in light brassieres
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Sullen load is full; so slow on the split
And I told you to be patient
And I told you to be fine
And I told you to be balanced
And I told you to be kind
And now all your love is wasted
Then who the hell was I?
And I'm breaking at the britches
And at the end of all your lines
Come on skinny love, just last the year
Pour a little salt we were never here
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
I tell my love to wreck it all
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Right in the moment this order's tall
I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
And in the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different kind
And I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines
Come on skinny love, what happened here?
Suckle on the hope in light brassieres
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Sullen load is full; so slow on the split
And I told you to be patient
And I told you to be fine
And I told you to be balanced
And I told you to be kind
And now all your love is wasted
Then who the hell was I?
And I'm breaking at the britches
And at the end of all your lines
Who will love you?
Who will fight?
Who will fall far behind?
Who will fight?
Who will fall far behind?
Purpose of this blog
I've been trying to find a way to streamline my blog theme for Theo in the City, and focus on my experiences in Minneapolis and other cities, but I keep catching myself posting photos and quotes I fancy. In my quest for consistency, this secondary blog was born. I'll try to cite content that isn't mine, and might even put a thing or two of my own on here!
Stay tuned!
To come:
Music
Photos
Quotes
Video
Art
And more!
Stay tuned!
To come:
Music
Photos
Quotes
Video
Art
And more!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)