The work down at PBN is, well, tiring. You spend all day researching arcane types of knowledge - who built what church at what time? Who owns what building now, and for how long? What is the size of the congregation currently? Droll stuff, certainly.
But it is within the droll stuff that humanity lives, breathes and has our being. The sum total of florists in a city is wonderfully obscure, but it says much about what types of people prefer what types of flowers. This in turn tells you about what people think about aesthetics. And aesthetics is built on cultural assumptions and mega-trends that shape an entire epoch or civilization.
Which means that every day, when you buy gas at that gas station, or shop at that store, or eat at that restaurant, you are affecting a mega-trend. Also, in a small way, you are throwing your tiny weight and changing civilization just a slight bit. This is called bearing the Image of God. It is being a fully participatory adult.
But it is within the droll stuff that humanity lives, breathes and has our being. The sum total of florists in a city is wonderfully obscure, but it says much about what types of people prefer what types of flowers. This in turn tells you about what people think about aesthetics. And aesthetics is built on cultural assumptions and mega-trends that shape an entire epoch or civilization.
Which means that every day, when you buy gas at that gas station, or shop at that store, or eat at that restaurant, you are affecting a mega-trend. Also, in a small way, you are throwing your tiny weight and changing civilization just a slight bit. This is called bearing the Image of God. It is being a fully participatory adult.
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