I should have known that of course my old friend would have taken the chance to caution you, and held my tongue (quill?) at the lessoning. You've my apologies if I seemed to be repaying your defence poorly: truly, I was touched to read it. And of course, I haven't been here to weigh the effects of those months of frustration, so forgive me once more: of course the accumulated effect is more enraging than a single message can be.
Do not apologise for standing my champion, either, nor downplay your valour in doing so. I will gladly appreciate an honest sentiment from any corner.
Your point regarding our recent history, meanwhile, is excellently made, and one I will confess I had not thought about. There is a tendency, one supposes, for those of us who fought the war to wish for the next generation to cherish the peace and security we won, but perhaps we go too far from time to time in seeking not to disturb that sense of peace. It is tempting to say that the world is different now, and the days of those brutal choices are behind us -- yet of course that would be wishful thinking of the utmost degree, and you are quite correct in reminding me so. Do please repeat the reminder in future if you feel I forget once more -- and should you ever wish a more personal view of those struggles, I could be persuaded to provide.
To happier matters: certainly you can't mean to suggest Korovin's exercises make no sense. (That is teasing, I assure you. The work is notorious; I cannot count the number of times I've had to promise a student there is value in following its dictates.) It will be several months at minimum before you begin to see its utility, or its relationship to the Noble Arts -- but once you reach that happy point, all will fall into place. The Arts answer best to the hands of those who hold no illusions about themselves, no matter how flattering or not the picture thus painted might be; the whole of Korovin's exercises are designed to lead you to those realisations, even should an individual exercise be less applicable.
Still, if you feel you are stuck, do not hesitate to write to me: I will be happy to tutor. There is a limit to how far reading can take anyone in learning the Arts, and I would hate for you to struggle for weeks on something I could clear up for you more quickly.
And please -- do call me Antonin. If I'm to be a resource for you in future, formality will only stand in the way.
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Date: 2012-09-09 06:04 am (UTC)I should have known that of course my old friend would have taken the chance to caution you, and held my tongue (quill?) at the lessoning. You've my apologies if I seemed to be repaying your defence poorly: truly, I was touched to read it. And of course, I haven't been here to weigh the effects of those months of frustration, so forgive me once more: of course the accumulated effect is more enraging than a single message can be.
Do not apologise for standing my champion, either, nor downplay your valour in doing so. I will gladly appreciate an honest sentiment from any corner.
Your point regarding our recent history, meanwhile, is excellently made, and one I will confess I had not thought about. There is a tendency, one supposes, for those of us who fought the war to wish for the next generation to cherish the peace and security we won, but perhaps we go too far from time to time in seeking not to disturb that sense of peace. It is tempting to say that the world is different now, and the days of those brutal choices are behind us -- yet of course that would be wishful thinking of the utmost degree, and you are quite correct in reminding me so. Do please repeat the reminder in future if you feel I forget once more -- and should you ever wish a more personal view of those struggles, I could be persuaded to provide.
To happier matters: certainly you can't mean to suggest Korovin's exercises make no sense. (That is teasing, I assure you. The work is notorious; I cannot count the number of times I've had to promise a student there is value in following its dictates.) It will be several months at minimum before you begin to see its utility, or its relationship to the Noble Arts -- but once you reach that happy point, all will fall into place. The Arts answer best to the hands of those who hold no illusions about themselves, no matter how flattering or not the picture thus painted might be; the whole of Korovin's exercises are designed to lead you to those realisations, even should an individual exercise be less applicable.
Still, if you feel you are stuck, do not hesitate to write to me: I will be happy to tutor. There is a limit to how far reading can take anyone in learning the Arts, and I would hate for you to struggle for weeks on something I could clear up for you more quickly.
And please -- do call me Antonin. If I'm to be a resource for you in future, formality will only stand in the way.
With regard,
Antonin