this fragile tent

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So here is my little ten part sermon based on the stacking of logs.

You can make your own analagous links.

1. Stacking logs can not be rushed
2. There are no machines that can stack them for you- bend your back and get stuck in
3. Beginning carefully is very important- you will be building on these foundations
4. Neatness is not important, but a well stocked log pile will probably be orderly
5. Fresh air needs to circulate in, over and through the pile or the logs won’t dry, and will go stale and mouldy
6. The rigidity and strength of a log pile comes from the closeness- the proximity- of its individual logs
7. The big ego-bulging logs are the hardest to stack- they tend to topple and teeter and can easily bring the whole thing crashing down
8. The smaller logs tend to be the glue that hold together the whole structure
9. The higher you build the pile, the more unstable it will become
10. The pile is not an end in itself- no matter how decorous. It exists to store and dry fuel that can then burn bright in service of the other

~ by Chris Goan on October 10, 2010.

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