ILLUSTRATION |
F.: "I knew you would take my statement - 'Do not think so much and you will understand more' - paradoxically."
S.: "But it was the same when you told us to 'Look, look, look and you will see.' I thought you were saying something totally obvious.”
F.: "It just goes to prove how predictable you are. I tried to prove other things as well."
S.: "What? "
F.: “That you were unrealistic in your thoughts. The method works well and is very easy to understand when your minds are not blocked."
S.: "I don't quite see what you mean?"
F.:
“It is very simple.
If you had thought less and looked more
deeply when I asked you to, you would have seen very clearly that my
ear was many other things, apart from just an ear. What I meant was
to unblock your minds. I wanted to tell you: open your ears, open
your eyes, open your minds, and you will hear, see, feel and
experience Nature as a living reality, and not just as abstract and
disconnected facts taken from books."
S.: "Good grief, I did not realize you meant that!"
F: "Look, look, look and you will see!”
I
was alone in the mountains. I had lost my rucksack over a ravine and
was searching for a cabin to camp in for the night. From a corner of
my eye, I caught a glimpse of something. When I turned, it was gone.
I stared for a long time into the dazzling whiteness, straining my
eyes to see. Suddenly it reappeared: a tiny black speck far off in
the distance. It could be anything, I thought.
It disappeared again, veiled by a cloud. My map showed nothing
unusual in that direction. But still I turned and started towards the
spot. During my trek I caught one or two very brief glimpses of the
black speck, then for a long time it completely disappeared. I almost
gave up hope of seeing it again, when a dazzling light flashed into
my eyes. I struggled forward until I saw, just
beyond a small slope, a newly built cabin nestling in an outcrop of
ice-covered rock reflecting the light from the setting sun.
Fingleheim's trek in the high mountains was very nearly a matter of life and death. Which two great points mentioned in the story depict his method? Why?
In the second part of Illustration III, it might be considered illogical for Fingleheim to take such a risk by going toward the black speck. Is it illogical? If so why? If not, why not?
What is the underlying desire constantly present in Fingleheim?
I.
To give the students the greatest possible knowledge on the subject
of biology?
Search for what is hidden?
To train the eyes?
To make his students direct their eyes and minds toward the glories of nature?
To direct the students toward a deep and living comprehension of our Universe?
To open doors leading into undiscovered realms?
To use the minds and eyes correctly throughout their lives?
To instill in them a great desire to discover more?