From: Chuck Roghair (ctr@pacificpartssales.com)
Date: Mon Oct 18 2004 - 17:17:44 BST
I think in Christopher Reeve's case, the patterns his body imposed on him
are the "biological chains" to which Pirsig refers.
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From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]
On Behalf Of Ascmjk@aol.com
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 7:44 AM
To: moq_discuss@moq.org
Subject: MD Christopher Reeve
As we mourn the passing of Christopher Reeve, perhaps the situation he
endured is one that should be considered by us. His Biological Quality was
almost completely taken from him 10 years ago. Loss of freedom, indeed.
Pirsig writes, in a passage I'm not sure how I feel about, that no chains
are as horrible as our biological ones. Christopher Reeve probably would not
have agreed. He wanted those chains back, in a sense. Take away our bodies
or take away our societies, and many of us would spend the rest of our lives
trying to get them back. Does refusal to give up movement--make one
"conservative"? Or refusal to give up the things that makes societies
strong? Pride in your body, pride in your country. Quality.
Chris Reeve refused to submit to the patterns his body and society
overwhelmingly imposed upon him. He was a rebel until the end, and he was a
hero.
Jon
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