used to describe a nation that loses its spiritual mother, the church; a society
without religion.
A watch without a mainspring.
(WEO)
the wisdom of calvin and hobbes
My favorite comic strip – now in remission – is Calvin & Hobbes. Through
the eyes of children’s dreams and fears, it speaks to our yearnings and failings.
Calvin is a precocious six-year-old, named for 16th century theologian John
Calvin, a man of black-and-white judgment who preached predestination.
Calvin is all about satisfying Calvin. He brings a sardonic view to a world that
refuses to live up to his expectations.
Bill Watterson, the creator of the strip, says he rarely agrees with Calvin
but suspects that within every adult is a bratty kid who wants everything