We want to learn to read the world again.
from Christoph
Our lives are full and fast with thoughts and plans that lie in the future and are shaped by events from the past. But the real life takes place in the present. But it is full – filled with work and pleasure, with endless to-do’s and a future that demands more and more of it.
Through the parables of his life, Martin Schleske takes us on a journey to learn to read the world again. He takes us on a quest that does not seek answers but, like a pilgrim, automatically encounters answers along the way. As pilgrims, we get to know our origins and vocation and at the same time become aware of our limits.
“If the search for meaning doesn’t cost us anything, we haven’t set out on it”
S.18
Deggendorf book club: first meeting (don’t worry – there are men too)
We learn a kind of poverty that does not limit life, but through which life becomes more conscious, more concentrated, more passionate and more sustainable. It is the poverty of a person who no longer allows himself everything and therefore remains thirsty and searching. For Martin Schleske, poverty means not wanting everything – rejecting things that don’t make a sound in life.
It is not the fast-growing trees on rich soils that produce the sound he is looking for in a masterful instrument from his workshop. It is those who fight their way through the poor soils and adverse conditions of the high mountains who end up with the resilient sound wood.
We join him on a journey into our own lives in search of a melody that lies dormant within us and wants to be discovered.
About the authors
Susanne is a born teacher. When she is not inspiring young people, she can often be found in her favorite country, France.
Marta loves books – especially the classics of literature and their wisdom. When she’s not writing them herself, she works in the tax department and discovers wonderful moments in her everyday life, which she shares on Instagram.
Christoph is a media designer, church planter, seeker of meaning, discoverer and loves his church in Deggendorf. In the book club, he enjoys the simplicity and depth of the joint discussion.
