OK, here's one teaser for a favorite part of a favorite book.
I think John Steinbeck is one of the very best authors the US has ever produced. I'd been reading him for some years and read "East of Eden" just after moving to Northern California, so it's very connected to a fun part of my early life.
The "timshel" speech is magnificent in several respects: it speaks to the noble nature that the human race is capable of and is also a brilliant example of the American melting pot. A Chinese man explaining to early 20th Century Californians (dude) about how he learned to read/speak Hebrew to better understand a passage that differed in translations of the Bible.
Not a religious passage but a spiritual one.
About Me
- Recycled Motorcyclist
- I've lived in 4 states (New York, Northern California, Iowa and Washington state) and developed software professionally for over 20 years. One of my passions for much of that time has been motorcycling. I've also taught basic firearms safety classes and done indoor rock climbing. I volunteer as a belayer at the climbing wall of a local YMCA.
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