Re. footnote 6, I once worked with someone who'd gone to a Christian/classical-ed school, where he took Latin, but got a scolding for reading Marcus Aurelius in the original, because didn't he know that MA had persecuted Christians?
I had previously googled "Marcus Aurelius Christian persecution" and got a very wide range of opinions from reliable-looking sources on this topic, from people saying he was a brutal persecutor to those claiming he was barely involved at all.
You know what, let me share the cringy parables I actually find wise to express agreement with the post.
https://raycenter.wp.drake.edu/2018/06/29/the-starfish-story/
https://aliabdaal.com/newsletter/the-parable-of-the-pottery-class/
https://www.urbanbalance.com/the-story-of-two-wolves/
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d3/37/52/d33752f31428127b800f7485c5e29f51.jpg
Yes! These are actually great examples.
Btw, the starfish one appeared in an Unsong chapter: https://unsongbook.com/chapter-16-if-perchance-with-iron-power-he-might-avert-his-own-despair/
Re. footnote 6, I once worked with someone who'd gone to a Christian/classical-ed school, where he took Latin, but got a scolding for reading Marcus Aurelius in the original, because didn't he know that MA had persecuted Christians?
I had previously googled "Marcus Aurelius Christian persecution" and got a very wide range of opinions from reliable-looking sources on this topic, from people saying he was a brutal persecutor to those claiming he was barely involved at all.