The word “lost” comes from the Old Norse los, meaning the disbanding of an army… I worry now that many people never disband their armies, never go beyond what they know.” (page 6) “That thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you is usually what you need to find, and finding it is a matter of getting lost. Solnit by one of her students, and it strikes her as “the basic tactical question in life.” For we yearn to have transformative experiences, yet we don’t know (or only think we know) what’s on the other side of that transformation. “How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?” This question posed by the pre-Socratic philosopher Meno is share with Ms. With a bit of remorse lest I spoil the journey for you, I have plucked or paraphrased a few passages from the book that resonated with me as I thought about ambiguity and how I relate to it.
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