treasure
Jennifer Unger (unger@hsc.usc.edu)
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:59:32 -0800
>This is to me one of the best points made In F&Z, and one I think of A
>LOT. >It was Zooey who said to Franny that everyone wants treasure,
whether it
>be >money, power, prestige, knowledge, even <gasp> wisdom and closeness to
>God. >Zooey was pointing out to Franny that she, who hated all of those
>ignorant >little treasure horders, was in fact doing the same thing, only
that she
>was >hording spiritual treasure. I feel myself doing the same thing, and it
>frustrates me. JDS resolves the treasure issue by advocating doing
>everything >"for the Fat Lady."
>
>Eric
But if you do everything for the Fat Lady, aren't you doing it to get Fat
Lady brownie points? Isn't that just another kind of treasure? When I try
to do everything for the Fat Lady, I worry that I'm doing it just so I can
build up a fan club of Fat Ladies who think I'm great, which is basically
the same as striving for power, prestige, etc. Is it possible to do
everything for the Fat Lady purely so that the Fat Lady will be pleased,
but not so that I can be proud of myself for pleasing the Fat Lady?
(Does any of that make any sense at all?)
Jennifer
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