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Ventura Has the Gift
RECEIVED Thu., May 7, 2009
Dear Michael Ventura,
Making the ordinary seem profound is a great writer’s skill, but making the profound seem ordinary is a gift, and you have it ["Where Is Your Faith,” News, May 8]. Words and concepts are as inadequate to hold the truth as a teacup is to hold the ocean, yet you use words to go beyond words. I am writing to you out of appreciation. I read your column today sitting alone in a sidewalk cafe as the sun went down, and it made my day. Oh, I still think we are all totally nuts, but that’s okay when it is mixed with kindness. I sleep better every time I see a little light shine through the insanity. That’s why I read your stuff.
Making the ordinary seem profound is a great writer’s skill, but making the profound seem ordinary is a gift, and you have it ["Where Is Your Faith,” News, May 8]. Words and concepts are as inadequate to hold the truth as a teacup is to hold the ocean, yet you use words to go beyond words. I am writing to you out of appreciation. I read your column today sitting alone in a sidewalk cafe as the sun went down, and it made my day. Oh, I still think we are all totally nuts, but that’s okay when it is mixed with kindness. I sleep better every time I see a little light shine through the insanity. That’s why I read your stuff.
Dan Crow