Postmodern negro on cynicism and Luke 4:18-21
"In reflecting on this passage I realized where my postmodern sensibilities stop. I believe one of the most dangerous temptations of living in a postmodern age, believe it or not, is not moral relativism (a danger to be sure…but one that needs qualification…the relativist still believes in something!).
“A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.” - H L Mencken"
It is cynicism. A quote from African-American poet Maya Angelou is apropos:
“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.”
There is a fine line between being prophetic and being a cynic....“A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.” - H L Mencken"
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