Purpose of Education

Toronto 2 (2013, 10.10), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


The only purpose of education should be to train attention. 

Simone Weil

Attention

RIC_8581-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest. 

Simone Weil

Sin

RIC_9853-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.

Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace

Friendship

RCC_4196, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Nothing among human things

has such power to keep our gaze

fixed ever more intensively upon God

than friendship.

Simone Weil

to love

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Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

To love is not a state; it is a direction.

Simone Weil