Patriot Perfection

This is an article and photo that I found while perusing espn.com. The author's description of the photo is impeccable. To examine the photo and read the full article, Click Here. The first paragraph is pasted below.


"This, obviously, is New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, walking with impeccably sweatered girlfriend Gisele Bundchen. I do not know where or when this picture was shot, but it was jammed into the blogosphere sometime in December (I saw it on a site called The Big Lead, which subsequently compared Brady to John F. Kennedy Jr.). Much like the cover image from "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," the photo's spontaneous power to stupefy springs from its unrehearsed contradictions: The expression on Brady's face can be simultaneously taken as confidence, annoyance or indifference. Gisele holds his hand, but she also clutches her bag and looks away; were this an oil painting, her turtleneck would imply insecurity. Her hair is responding brilliantly. I can't imagine what she's thinking, though I assume it is something paradoxically sad. Their strides are synchronized, but they lean in opposing directions. Brady is dressed casually, but his scarf is expertly tied, his shoes are unbelievably white and, for some reason, he's casually sporting a chain. He looks cool, and he looks famous but, more than anything else, he looks perfect. He looks like a perfect human living a perfect life, effortlessly incarnating the relentless perfectitude of the football team he has led to precipice of a perfect season." (espn.com)

Cosmopoli-what-ism?!?

I wrote this on my blog for class, but I figured I would share it here as well...

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Well, as I embark on my second post for the semester, I find myself a little dumbfounded at the ascendancy this book has over my suddenly shaken reading skills.

I am reading chapter 3 this weekend but I have to admit, it may be a little difficult without the knowledge of chapters 1 and 2. My eyes have seen every word in those two chapters, however my brain decided to not remain on the comprehension side of that equation. I find myself frequenting Webster's compilation some with words such as: loquacious, interlocutor, and voracious.

I did, however, find a few parts of the first few pages of this anarchic mess insightful.

Page 8 was the first that really caught my attention and I'm sure gave me that "wow, he just discovered something amazing" look. Here is what I read:
"...its image of the shattered mirror--each shard of which reflects one part of a complex truth from its own particular angle--seems to express exactly the conclusion of Burton's long exposure to the philosophies and the customs of many people and places: you will find parts of the truth (along with much error) everywhere and the whole truth nowhere. The deepest mistake, he supposed, is to think that your little shard of mirror can reflect the whole."

What a statement. What a theory to ponder. Everyone is going to see things differently. No one will ever discover a full truth. Everyone believes something different. The truth is not just one thing. It is a compilation of beliefs from every side of the earth and every culture. Assuming that your tiny part of the shattered mirror is THE one truth is nothing more than a wasted thought.

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