Both/And Oils in Papers, June 2003

1. Both/And Oils in Papers, June 2003 Into every act of knowing, ‘there enters a tacit and passionate contribution of the person knowing what is to be known’ and this, rather than being a flaw, is a necessary component of all knowledge.’ The idea that reason and intelligence alone are the source of all understanding is sheer illusion. ‘ Tacit knowledge and intellectual passions, the sharing of an idiom and of a cultural heritage, affiliation to the like minded community; such are the impulses which shape our vision of the nature of things on which we rely for our mastery of things. No intelligence however critical or original, can operate outside such a fiduciary framework.’ Michael Polanyi, Personal Knowledge

2. Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:21 PM Subject: Thanks Dear At, (and dwig in the background;-)Thank you for sharing this with me, while writing to dwig.While you were writing that, this morning... I was listening to something on the radio, about St Francis. I noticed something by myself ;-) recently. That (for example) a 'pair' of birds, let's say doves (who bond for life) will, when startled from say a hedgerow... and being at say ten meters distance from each other... fly out of their 'cover' simultaneously, not each relative to the point of disturbance, but together ;-) I would have thought that one would fly to safety and only then, later the other as I approached, but no. I also noted that I learned this by being there when it happened. If I am not there,... then I never notice this ;-)If the doves are not there,... it never happens ;-)Love from the background,Andrew Dear Andrew (and dwig in the background) It is because doves are profound observers. Listen to the difference in the flapping of their wings when they fly away to other food or from danger. This morning, as i was driving away from my home, a dove was sitting in the road. When it saw the car coming, it began to WALK to the pavement. I thought the car would go over it and was ready to apply the breaks with all force. Yet it managed to get safely away with some 3 inches to spare. I was intrigued and stopped, walked back to see whether the dove could still fly. It flew away.  I have written something on mentorship which still has to appear on the LO list. Near the end i wrote: I think that that the following two criteria are also essential to mentorship.* Profound observation using as much senses (see, hear, ..) as possible.* Deep understanding of constructive creativity in all walks of life. It is no wonder that doves are the mentors for peace. Love At Angelus (garden painting)Ilse-Marie de Lange 2000 At de Lange, Pretoria, RSA, Ilse-Marie de Lange, Pretoria, RSA, Andrew Campbell, Oxford, UK (Dwig in the background N California, US -)