tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631240246638798.post7773351003059237720..comments2024-03-18T21:13:12.753-04:00Comments on Jacob Russell's Barking Dog: To What Are We Accountable?Jacob Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07090220157886320148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631240246638798.post-89242618489085828432009-12-11T13:47:27.805-05:002009-12-11T13:47:27.805-05:00There's an essay of Buber's, I believe it&...There's an essay of Buber's, I believe it's titled "What Shall be Done?" where he warns of the danger of retreat into one's private garden. The summary of his answer to the title's question is in that phrase: "You shall not withhold yourself."<br /><br />I had in mind when I wrote that journal entry an experience I had when I was maybe 12 or 13. I had been Jacob Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090220157886320148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631240246638798.post-6012841376921530152009-12-11T13:02:29.626-05:002009-12-11T13:02:29.626-05:00This may be the most profoundly interesting post I...This may be the most profoundly interesting post I've ever read in the litblogosphere--a peak. I couldn't agree more wholeheartedly: the grotesque (no other word) withholding has to stop. Long overdue. You are a hero in my book for saying it aloud, and so persuasively at that.Frances Madesonhttp://booktour.com/author/frances_madesonnoreply@blogger.com