So many good points here, Terry. For those of us who write - it's a lesson that it does not pay to be subtle. The things we assume that people in our own generation understand are qualities that people in successive generations puzzle over. For instance, the writers of the New Testament assumed a miraculous atmosphere in their worship services that is unimaginable to us today. The clear Christian precepts that the World War II generation (which has all but died out) took for granted are much fainter 80 years later. Therefore, we must state things very clearly, even if they seem too obvious at the time. They will be far less discernable further down the road.
So many good points here, Terry. For those of us who write - it's a lesson that it does not pay to be subtle. The things we assume that people in our own generation understand are qualities that people in successive generations puzzle over. For instance, the writers of the New Testament assumed a miraculous atmosphere in their worship services that is unimaginable to us today. The clear Christian precepts that the World War II generation (which has all but died out) took for granted are much fainter 80 years later. Therefore, we must state things very clearly, even if they seem too obvious at the time. They will be far less discernable further down the road.
Just to make sure I understand: What were the, oh, one or two blunt messages in the LOTR post that mattered most to you?