{"id":34506,"date":"2023-12-07T08:11:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=34506"},"modified":"2023-12-10T13:57:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T21:57:39","slug":"o-death-is-your-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/o-death-is-your-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"O death where is your victory?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antifragile<\/em>: Things that gain from disorder are another great one to explore. Frankly, this book is uneasy to read; I always love it when Blinkist has a summary book version that brings the entire book to a manageable and easy-to-read format.<\/p>\n

The fragile, the robust, and the antifragile.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everything around the world, as seen by Taleb, can be put in these three categories.<\/p>\n

The fragile, the robust, and the antifragile<\/p>\n

The meaning of Antifragility<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Taleb must have seen sufficient strife in his childhood as he reveals about the civil war in his homeland. No wonder he has been inspired to write these great books that inspire even the least to rise and shine with greatness.<\/p>\n

Phoenix is the ancient symbol of Beirut, where I grew up. According to legend, Berytus (Beirut\u2019s historical name) has been destroyed seven times in its close to five-thousand-year history and has returned seven times. The story seems cogent, as I saw the eighth episode; central Beirut (the ancient part of the city) was utterly destroyed for the eighth time during my late childhood, thanks to the brutal civil war. I also saw its eighth rebuilding.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe struggle to define this concept partly because none of the world\u2019s major languages has a word for it. We must, therefore, use the word\u00a0antifragile\u00a0<\/em>to describe the antithesis of fragility \u2013 things that benefit from shock and therefore prefer volatility to tranquillity.\u201d[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, humans can grow from pain and suffering, as Nietzsche said: \u201cOut of life\u2019s school of war – what doesn\u2019t kill me, makes me stronger.\u201d[3]<\/a> As shared by the author, an example of antifragility is the story of the Hydra from Greek mythology: \u201cThe Hydra was a many-headed serpent which tormented the ancient world. Each time one of these heads was cut off in battle, two would grow back in their place. So every time the beast was harmed, it benefitted; the Hydra was therefore antifragile.\u201d[4]<\/a><\/p>\n

The Birth of the Phoenix <\/strong><\/p>\n

I had to look at the genesis of the Phoenix where I live; it was a \u2018prophecy\u2019 that would come true as the city grew from the ruins of former civilization. \u00a0\u201cIt was Darrell Duppa who suggested the name Phoenix since the new town would spring from the ruins of a former civilization. That is the accepted derivation of our name. Phoenix officially was recognized on May 4, 1868, when the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, the county of which we were then a part, formed an election precinct here.\u201d[5]<\/a><\/p>\n

Biblical Antifragility<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking at the Book of Job, we can confirm that myths have existed for a long time; some Bible versions here included the mythical Phoenix bird. \u201cIn my own nest, I shall grow old; I shall multiply years like the phoenix\u201d (Job 29:18 NAB-RE). Many early Christians were Greeks and were already familiar with the mythical bird.<\/p>\n

Only in Resurrection do we find Antifragility. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The true antifragility that I find true and non-mythical is Resurrection. Without faith in the risen Lord and life after death, Job would have lost hope in despair as I would. \u201cWhere, O death is your victory, where,\u00a0 O death, is your sting.\u201d (1 Cor. 15:55). As believers, removing the sting of death (sin) by the shade blood of Jesus gives us ultimate victory over fragility. Personally, resilience is the highest form of human strength, of course, with the help of God, and There is nothing that equates to antifragility in real life; it is purely mystical.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder<\/em>, Random House trade paperback edition, Incerto \/ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (New York: Random House, 2016).<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Nassim Nicholas Taleb, \u201cAntifragility,\u201d accessed December 7, 2023, https:\/\/www.blinkist.com\/en\/nc\/reader\/antifragile-en.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> \u201cWhat Doesn\u2019t Kill You, Makes You Stronger Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.Com,\u201d Dictionary.Com<\/em> (blog), accessed June 18, 2023, https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/e\/slang\/what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger\/.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> Nassim Nicholas Taleb, \u201cAntifragility.\u201d<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> James M. Barney, \u201cCity of Phoenix History,\u201d accessed December 7, 2003, https:\/\/www.phoenix.gov\/pio\/city-publications\/city-history#:~:text=Others%20suggested%20the%20name%20Salina,accepted%20derivation%20of%20our%20name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introduction: Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder are another great one to explore. Frankly, this book is uneasy to read; I always love it when Blinkist has a summary book version that brings the entire book to a manageable and easy-to-read format. The fragile, the robust, and the antifragile. Everything around the world, as seen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1980],"class_list":["post-34506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-nassim-taleb","cohort-dlgp01"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34506"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34603,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34506\/revisions\/34603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}