Author: Matt74
Date: 2020-11-02 17:15
Not all admiration is idolization, but there is a tendency to idolize because it’s simple. Everybody praises so-and-so, so you praise them. We all want heroes, and not just heroes, but great heroes, even giants. See: Achilles et al. “And he picked up a large stone, such as twelve men as they are now could not lift, but he did so easily.” The impulse in some cases seems fully justified and in others somewhat exaggerated. It’s positive insofar as it is a desire for something good, and a sign of humility. It only goes wrong when it diminishes others, or obscures what we might otherwise appreciate. The contrary impulse, to tear down heroes, which is more common today, but happily less so among musicians, is not as edifying or useful. However, it is better to ask WHY someone is held in such high regard, than to simply assume one knows. It’s also good to see things clearly and love people in spite of their faults.
- Matthew Simington
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