as Jewish theology in Abraham, Joshua Heschel put it…
Page 198 as Jewish theology in Abraham, Joshua Heschel put it we are shocked by the weakness of our awe, but also by the weakness of our shock.
— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Lessons from an American stoic mark matousek
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Our sages built it into the architecture of the day — the blessings an observant Jew says on seeing a rainbow, or a fragrant blossom, or a great scholar, are nothing but little machines for manufacturing wonder, training the mind and body to respond to the world with amazement. Heschel, who understood this better than anyone, confessed that we should be shocked not only by the weakness of our awe but by the weakness of our shock at how little awe we feel. And do not wait for the deathbed to learn it: Steve Jobs, perhaps the great visionary of my era, spent his final breaths on three words — oh wow, oh wow, oh wow. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)