![]() ![]() ![]() It would be interesting to hear if anyone here has had a mentor who has changed their life. This book would be a good read for all the Booktalk oldtimers. The game in Hesse's ideal future world starts from antinomies, contradictions such as between law and freedom, or perhaps faith and reason, finding how these are embedded in works of artistic genius. Hesse's glass bead game is not Go, but shares its elegant simplicity. Go has tens of millions of players in Japan, China and Korea, and is a game of pure mathematical intuition. When I read it as a teenager it inspired me to learn to play Go, the old Asian game played on a board with glass beads. ![]() The glass bead game is something of a mystery. Passing this test opens the doors of infinite possibility. The old man is testing Joseph to see if he has the spark of genius. The theme is discovery of the elite of the elite, and how finding a calling can unlock abundant creativity. The old man plays piano and Joseph plays violin. An old teacher seeks him out and improvises music with him. This chapter is about how Joseph Knecht, the master of the glass bead game, is called to his vocation by a mentor. ![]()
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