Quality ... what is it? We all "know" what Quality is, and yet
it remains undefinable "somethingness" that, try as we might, refuses to
be categorized and pigeon-holed in ways we are accustomed to doing in our
everyday lives. Why would this be? Robert M. Pirsig has written two books
on his pursuit of Quality ... Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance;
An Inquiry into Values and Lila; An Inquiry into Morals. Both books will
be cornerstones of essays and book reviews below as I attempt to bring
Quality into sharper focus although the premier focus of this site is upon
Lila.
Should anyone have any comments or thoughts they'd like to share with
me I may be reached here.
His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings. At one time he understood it no more than the butterfly did and he did not know when it was brushed or marred. Later he became conscious of his damaged wings and of their construction and he learned to think and could not fly any more because the love of flight was gone and he could only remember when it had been effortless. (Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast)