Comments on: A Story of what I want http://martyholman.com/2009/07/a-story-of-what-i-want/ Inspired by a true story Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:14:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeff http://martyholman.com/2009/07/a-story-of-what-i-want/comment-page-1/#comment-8847 Jeff Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:41:41 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=1617#comment-8847 I'm really looking foreward to this book. I think that Miller is taking a riff from a dude named Joseph Campbell. (No relation to me.) The thing that Campbell emphasized was that heroes go through these processes of gaining new powers, ability, or allies. What they find is that the key to getting what they want isn't really about those powers, abilities, or allies at all, it was within them the whole time. Though Luke Skywalker finds his force-powers helpfully, it's really his conviction that his dad is save-able that Return of the Jedi turns on; though James Bond is helped by all the gadgets Q bestows upon him, it's really his own cleverness that wins the day. Though Harry Potter learns all kinds of cool spells, it's his mom's love, and his own love, that ultimately lead to his victory. I think this means that the methods we choose to achieve our goals, the things we learn about the world works, the allies, powers, and abilities we pick up along the way may appear important. But it's Christ in us that really does the work. I’m really looking foreward to this book. I think that Miller is taking a riff from a dude named Joseph Campbell. (No relation to me.)
The thing that Campbell emphasized was that heroes go through these processes of gaining new powers, ability, or allies. What they find is that the key to getting what they want isn’t really about those powers, abilities, or allies at all, it was within them the whole time.
Though Luke Skywalker finds his force-powers helpfully, it’s really his conviction that his dad is save-able that Return of the Jedi turns on; though James Bond is helped by all the gadgets Q bestows upon him, it’s really his own cleverness that wins the day. Though Harry Potter learns all kinds of cool spells, it’s his mom’s love, and his own love, that ultimately lead to his victory.

I think this means that the methods we choose to achieve our goals, the things we learn about the world works, the allies, powers, and abilities we pick up along the way may appear important. But it’s Christ in us that really does the work.

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