Jacob Howland

That's the reason. Yeah, and the quest for meaning can take many forms. So, for example, we're having our students read Marco Polo. Very interesting. So Marco Polo, his uncle and his father actually journeyed to see Kublai Khan before Marco Polo ever did. Incredibly arduous and dangerous journey from Italy to Mongolia.

That's the reason. Yeah, and the quest for meaning can take many forms. So, for example, we're having our students read Marco Polo. Very interesting. So Marco Polo, his uncle and his father actually journeyed to see Kublai Khan before Marco Polo ever did. Incredibly arduous and dangerous journey from Italy to Mongolia.

That's the reason. Yeah, and the quest for meaning can take many forms. So, for example, we're having our students read Marco Polo. Very interesting. So Marco Polo, his uncle and his father actually journeyed to see Kublai Khan before Marco Polo ever did. Incredibly arduous and dangerous journey from Italy to Mongolia.

And they go all the way out there and they get to the Khan, who's not going anywhere, by the way. But the Khan turns out to be a brilliant guy and he also wants to learn about the world. So this is the spirit of adventure you were talking about. They go there. By the way, the con says to them, oh, this Catholicism you talk about is very interesting.

And they go all the way out there and they get to the Khan, who's not going anywhere, by the way. But the Khan turns out to be a brilliant guy and he also wants to learn about the world. So this is the spirit of adventure you were talking about. They go there. By the way, the con says to them, oh, this Catholicism you talk about is very interesting.

And they go all the way out there and they get to the Khan, who's not going anywhere, by the way. But the Khan turns out to be a brilliant guy and he also wants to learn about the world. So this is the spirit of adventure you were talking about. They go there. By the way, the con says to them, oh, this Catholicism you talk about is very interesting.

Go back, talk to the Pope, get some bishops, bring them back to see me. And if I like what they say, we'll all convert to Catholicism. It's very interesting. So we have these two people who are explorers, right? And they're finding meaning. And in the story of Marco Polo, you know, He's just utterly fascinated by this completely different world. It's so fulfilling for him to see these things.

Go back, talk to the Pope, get some bishops, bring them back to see me. And if I like what they say, we'll all convert to Catholicism. It's very interesting. So we have these two people who are explorers, right? And they're finding meaning. And in the story of Marco Polo, you know, He's just utterly fascinated by this completely different world. It's so fulfilling for him to see these things.

Go back, talk to the Pope, get some bishops, bring them back to see me. And if I like what they say, we'll all convert to Catholicism. It's very interesting. So we have these two people who are explorers, right? And they're finding meaning. And in the story of Marco Polo, you know, He's just utterly fascinated by this completely different world. It's so fulfilling for him to see these things.

Okay, so we have that kind of example. That's one version. Now, intellectually, you know, think of the great books. Think of the Bible. Think of Shakespeare. Depths beyond depths. You ask the right question, you find these things. But then also, just in everyday life. I mean, one of the good things about getting older is realizing...

Okay, so we have that kind of example. That's one version. Now, intellectually, you know, think of the great books. Think of the Bible. Think of Shakespeare. Depths beyond depths. You ask the right question, you find these things. But then also, just in everyday life. I mean, one of the good things about getting older is realizing...

Okay, so we have that kind of example. That's one version. Now, intellectually, you know, think of the great books. Think of the Bible. Think of Shakespeare. Depths beyond depths. You ask the right question, you find these things. But then also, just in everyday life. I mean, one of the good things about getting older is realizing...

The futility of so much that is esteemed and so many things that I myself chased. And then to begin to realize that, you know, the love of one's spouse, of one's children, the opportunity to help them, the, you know... Let's say, sure, people want esteem. But to be esteemed by people that, in your estimation, are truly worthy.

The futility of so much that is esteemed and so many things that I myself chased. And then to begin to realize that, you know, the love of one's spouse, of one's children, the opportunity to help them, the, you know... Let's say, sure, people want esteem. But to be esteemed by people that, in your estimation, are truly worthy.

The futility of so much that is esteemed and so many things that I myself chased. And then to begin to realize that, you know, the love of one's spouse, of one's children, the opportunity to help them, the, you know... Let's say, sure, people want esteem. But to be esteemed by people that, in your estimation, are truly worthy.

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Now, you know what's so interesting about this? To pick up a couple of themes that we mentioned earlier, you talked about humility. Somebody like Abraham, and this is the trick, and we see it in Socrates, we see it in Abraham, we see it in all the greats, is confidence. How do these two things go together? That is to say... What do I mean by Socrates' confidence? I don't have knowledge.

Now, you know what's so interesting about this? To pick up a couple of themes that we mentioned earlier, you talked about humility. Somebody like Abraham, and this is the trick, and we see it in Socrates, we see it in Abraham, we see it in all the greats, is confidence. How do these two things go together? That is to say... What do I mean by Socrates' confidence? I don't have knowledge.