GK: Wildness in Waiting (Shock & Awe)

Another blog reg sent me an email concerning, ultimately, these ( 1 ) postings ( 2 ). First, Chesterton — followed by a word from the sender:

GK Chesterton … in the profound opening to Chapter 6 or Orthodoxy:

The real trouble with this world of ours is not that it is an unreasonable world, nor even that it is a reasonable one. The commonest kind of trouble is that it is nearly reasonable, but not quite. Life is not an illogicality; yet it is a trap for logicians. It looks just a little more mathematical and regular than it is; its exactitude is obvious, but its inexactitude is hidden; its wildness lies in wait.

Some are fortunate enough that the wildness lies in wait their whole lives, others are simply lured patiently into its big trap. Many of us in high visibility fields of endeavor seem to find it in little bites nearly every day. Some days the bites are bigger, and more challenging to one’s sense of humor. The greatest fear I see lies in the stillness this often engenders in so many as they can seem to be overcome rather than fed by their experience in later years, and over-compensate for earlier (costly) boldness by increasing fear of any action. This is where I hope an active life in the Church will provide useful guidance in my time. But for now…it lies in wait.