Mystery
Book definition/examples:
“‘The best things cannot be said”’ (Pearce, 1989, p. 84).
“One aspect of the experience of mystery is an awareness of the open-endedness of the world” (Pearce, 1989, p. 84). “Evens and objects do not come ‘prepackaged’ with their own interpretation, and they are not incorporated into the human world until they are interpreted. Further, interpretation is an act by an interpreter, not an attribute of the event or object interpreted; as a result, there is no criterion by which one interpretation can be shown to be the ‘correct’ one” (Pearce, 1989, p. 84).
“…liberation permits attention to the potential discrepancies between one’s own experience and the language one has learned” (Pearce, 1989, p. 85).
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Mystery “answers” our unanswered questions or at least helps everyone sleep at night. Furthermore, mystery reminds people that they need to be more open-minded. Everyone interprets the world around them differently because they were raised to have different viewpoints and as humans, we are different from the beginning. Getting upset or frustrated because someone does not see something exactly the way you do is not productive. Instead of getting upset, people should embrace those unique perspectives and learn from them. I know my thinking isn’t without its flaws, so having other people’s views on things is beneficial. As well, mystery is useful to be aware of because it proves that there are things that cannot be said. Not everything can be put into words or expression and people need to understand this in order to suppress hostility. It is true that the mention of mysteries makes communicating with others difficult, however, is people are open-minded as previously stated, then maybe individuals will discover a new way of viewing or understanding the world. The main point is that when discussing the mysteries in life, everyone has to give others the fair chance at expressing their opinion so that people are willing to express their view on certain phenomena, which could lead to a new insight of understanding the world and one’s place within
Book definition/examples:
“‘The best things cannot be said”’ (Pearce, 1989, p. 84).
“One aspect of the experience of mystery is an awareness of the open-endedness of the world” (Pearce, 1989, p. 84). “Evens and objects do not come ‘prepackaged’ with their own interpretation, and they are not incorporated into the human world until they are interpreted. Further, interpretation is an act by an interpreter, not an attribute of the event or object interpreted; as a result, there is no criterion by which one interpretation can be shown to be the ‘correct’ one” (Pearce, 1989, p. 84).
“…liberation permits attention to the potential discrepancies between one’s own experience and the language one has learned” (Pearce, 1989, p. 85).
“…permits …show more content…
Mystery “answers” our unanswered questions or at least helps everyone sleep at night. Furthermore, mystery reminds people that they need to be more open-minded. Everyone interprets the world around them differently because they were raised to have different viewpoints and as humans, we are different from the beginning. Getting upset or frustrated because someone does not see something exactly the way you do is not productive. Instead of getting upset, people should embrace those unique perspectives and learn from them. I know my thinking isn’t without its flaws, so having other people’s views on things is beneficial. As well, mystery is useful to be aware of because it proves that there are things that cannot be said. Not everything can be put into words or expression and people need to understand this in order to suppress hostility. It is true that the mention of mysteries makes communicating with others difficult, however, is people are open-minded as previously stated, then maybe individuals will discover a new way of viewing or understanding the world. The main point is that when discussing the mysteries in life, everyone has to give others the fair chance at expressing their opinion so that people are willing to express their view on certain phenomena, which could lead to a new insight of understanding the world and one’s place within