A Note from Immanuel

Ebb woke fairly late this morning which didn’t appear to surprise me. He was groggy at first glance, but then with coffee in hand, he told us a tale of the day before present. By the time Ebb woke, I had already been pondering what to do with the new drapes that had come in by post several days ago. Ebb said, he had the occasion to meet Kant by the University library during the early evening hour prior to dinner. Kant is often known for the punctuality of his constitutional walks. I’d had half a notion to believe the chance meeting was not incidental.  He's quite a love!

Ebb's stories give us a delicious tickle of glee, and it was with no exception that we found reason of happiness that he'd rescued a note for us! He stated that he had talked to Kant about my misfortune with Sr. Tess. With confident optimism he relayed that poor Immanuel was quite fit to be tied at the shenanigans of the elder nun. Ebb struggled to remove from several scraggly notes in shirt pocket my special note.  He soon retrieved a scrawled note from dear Immanuel. It declared only one sentence. It read, "Meanwhile the evils visited upon us, now by nature, now by the truculent egoism of man, evoke the energies of the soul, and give it strength and courage to submit to no such force, and at the same time quicken in us a sense that in the depths of our nature there is an aptitude for higher ends."

I thought, "My Lord, How pertinent is Kant’s ability to capture thought!" He could always appreciate "our Immanuel," to see clearly our predicament! Perhaps, Immanuel had been drawn to speculate what conclusions had been drawn by me in regard our last conversation. He seemed eager to feed my intelligence with puzzles of mind.

Kant seemed particularly interested in my seeking happiness which he had thought brought about its own end. He had spoken of skill as a culture within the condition of our aptitude for furthering all ends. He saw freedom found in our choosing nature's path. I had not argued this point, because I believe in inevitable truths giving rise to unfurled freedoms. We had become confused on his inciting that this couldn’t be found within discipline. How well do we know our love of order. He continued that it was more so the liberation of will. We thought of all our present desires, particularly at work and home. We’d ideals trying to be accomplished, such as productivity and purpose tied more toward our physical means. He said that these thoughts would enchain us.  Here we trembled slightly. We knew of his freedom found through the expansion of our mind and often entrusted ourselves to his guidance. Soon enough though, we knew that we’d be neglectful and opt to justify skills in circumventing our nature superfluously. He said that it was nature that was of higher good rather than Earthly possessions and gains. Kant had challenged us to being a rational being and a contributor of life. He often reminded me there was a greater good. I by poor habit was slugged to carry out many arbitrary cares. Oh, woe is the virtual student.

I have then since concluded, I might give way to a natural whim. Ebb would be gone soon and we had a project taunting our afternoon attention.  Then thoughtfully we enjoined ourself to a fleeting Kant thought.  Tonight there would be an additional visitor in Mortimer Adler to look forward. We *giggled* Earthly or not, we find ourselves excited to master the art of concentrated reading from the lounge of our new chamber recliner as Mortimer's age would suggest. So, be it now cometh the time ... we remain yet challenged by the allowance of time's scheduled next task. We've been offered carriage down memories lane in the collection of our heart's images.

Until we meet again ... onward we go.  Forgive me dear Immanuel, forgive ... Perhaps more so with Mortimer tonight I shall dream of the passage of my misbegotten spirit ... These moments you pave for us dear Kant will soon grow and be cherished as we perfect our skill.

From the imagination of Lissa and Immanuel Kant's, "The Critique of Judgment: Dialectic of Teleological Judgment."