*Thoughts on the East

Thoughts on the East -Thomas Merton
Perfunctory and uninspired. The only insight came from his quotations.

…But if I only had the faith and the perceptiveness then Merton and Shaw would no longer, if I only had the love, would no longer be passed off, would be treasured, if I only had the patience… it is not Merton nor me that is boring, but my hackneyed, spiritless way of reading that turns out pathetic reviews like, “Perfunctory and uninspired.”