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diff --git a/_posts/routine-and-the-real-world.rst b/_posts/routine-and-the-real-world.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee5047a --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/routine-and-the-real-world.rst @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +title: Routine and the real world +categories: + - computer + - culture + - faith +date: "2011-12-19 17:09:21" +tags: +--- + +Our former president, Mr. Václav Havel, died yesterday. + +A `congregation where we are members`_ organized yesterday a benefit +concert for the relief of `the hunger in the Horn of Africa`_. Our +pastor, being American, immediately asked me and two other Czech members +of the congregation before the concert, whether he shouldn’t say +something about Mr. Havel. We somehow stood there helpless and in the +end we didn’t do anything special (as far as I know). Then we Czechs +were kind of ashamed how we don’t have a proper procedure for case of +death of beloved politician. It happened so rarely in this land ;). + +I was thinking whole day how to continue in this post. I was thinking a +lot about how everybody ignores in my opinion the most relevant message +of Mr. Havel for us, which is the life in truth (and thinking about some +comparison with the over-celebrated life of virtual hero Steve Jobbs), +how our virtual life we all live is so different from `the Lebenswelt`_. +However, I was struggling to find a proper formulation and never written +anything. + +Then I looked at CNN_ page for some inspiration and found this: + +.. image:: http://luther.ceplovi.cz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cnn-1024x604.png + :scale: 66% + :align: center + :target: http://luther.ceplovi.cz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cnn.png + +I think the idea of report about Mr. Havel’s being completely encircled +by the reports of the death of Kim Jong Il would fit well into some of +his best dramas. + +Thank you Mr. Havel. + +.. _`congregation where we are members`: + http://www.praguefellowship.cz/ +.. _`the hunger in the Horn of Africa`: + http://30hourfamine.org/why-raise-funds/choose-where-your-goes/?cons_id=0&ts=1386574120&signature=7ae959a53d5d5e3b36153182b598fd7e#lightbox-somalia +.. _`the Lebenswelt`: + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Pato%C4%8Dka +.. _CNN: http://www.cnn.com |