tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24378081.post8103778659859196454..comments2023-08-24T04:37:47.133-07:00Comments on Cost of Discipleship: That eye which is singleΡωμανός ~ Romanóshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00212143017939554092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24378081.post-74374927062163055102013-10-14T06:31:02.943-07:002013-10-14T06:31:02.943-07:00"Without human society the individual doesn’t..."Without human society the individual doesn’t exist. The individual is a construct based on ideas, whereas the true state of humanity is that of an organism composed of a multitude of coordinated units." <br /><br />People really believe that society is comprised of autonomous individuals, as though they're (we're) building blocks with very little need for each other, except for what we can use others for. But for most of human history, man was always understood in relation to others, familial and communal. I think individualism is one of the great deception of the (post)modern era, and to perpetuate this society really has to hold blindly to ideology. But like you said, tradition is not ideology. I think for contemporary Orthodox the clash comes when Tradition meets the world's ideologies, and we're seen as archaic and out of touch. <br /><br />Great post, brother! There's much here...I think I will need to read it a few times. eremos--poustiniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691429606371017708noreply@blogger.com