Rod Dreher's Diary

Share this post

User's avatar
Rod Dreher's Diary
Love As Precursor To Seeing

Love As Precursor To Seeing

Must we first love to see the world as it is?

Rod Dreher's avatar
Rod Dreher
Jun 22, 2021
∙ Paid
2

Share this post

User's avatar
Rod Dreher's Diary
Love As Precursor To Seeing
Share
Czesław Miłosz

Czeslaw Milosz, from The Captive Mind:

Modern art reflects the disequilibrium of modern society in that it so often springs from a blind passion vainly seeking to sate itself in form, color, or sound. An artist can contemplate sensual beauty only when he loves all that surrounds him on earth. But if all he feels is loathing at the discrepan…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Rod Dreher's Diary to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Rod Dreher
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share