tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post1475369213260466563..comments2024-01-02T23:22:21.430-05:00Comments on The Guild Review: Mothers' Day with NietzscheAaron Lindermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992073027586818751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post-89245192077977430002009-05-12T13:32:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:32:00.000-04:00I just wanted to say this is an ideal post: short,...I just wanted to say this is an ideal post: short, witty and leaves you with something to think about. In my case that would be going back and reading Nietzche again.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574296000884377853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post-10541498144912533142009-05-12T12:06:00.000-04:002009-05-12T12:06:00.000-04:00Ha! Funny you should mention that... Because som...Ha! Funny you should mention that... Because some years ago I first thought of mothers as Germanic heroes. Not so much because they are "ever creating beauty out of chaos," but something more existential: they hold back the giants of barbarism.<br /><br />As a child, I was taught to follow some fairly strict rules: You will not eat or drink in any of the rooms of the house which have carpet. You will sit down while eating and will not wander about with your food (even if it's a snack). After dirtying dishes you will rinse them and place them in the dish washer. You will not eat in front of the television.<br /><br />While generally practical, such rules were not exactly essential. If I happen to eat my sandwich while bringing in the mail, is that such a bad thing? But living with other single men - creatures always on the verge of barbarism - I have come to see the wisdom of my mother's rules. If today you wander about while eating your sandwich, perhaps tomorrow you will fail to wash the knife with which you made it. From there comes mountains of unwashed dishes, then mold and swarms of insects. What comes next, cannibalism?<br /><br />Like the vigilant gods of the Norse canon, the battle that mothers wage may ultimately end in failure, the Ragnarök of civility and basic household chores. But even if that should be the case, it is a battle worth fighting...Aaron Lindermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15992073027586818751noreply@blogger.com