The Abundance by Annie Dillard — a poetic book summary by grace allerdice
“There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain because you have never read it on any page; there you begin. You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment.” — Annie Dillard
Seeing, making + trusting the world. These are 3 themes that stood out to me the most while reading Annie Dillard’s essay collection, The Abundance. I will walk you through my summary of some of the most compelling quotes, ideas and prompts from this stunning compilation.
we discuss
the structure of the Abundance by Annie Dillard
Theme #1 — Seeing, sensing or paying attention to the world
Theme #2 — Embodying that attention by creating
Theme #3 — the World is beautiful… trust the world
NOTE : for the first theme I discuss “seeing” a lot, and the kind of “seeing” i’m talking about is more of an awareness, attention, and a presence. This kind of “seeing” is not dependent on actual, physical sight.
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