“The answer is never the answer. What’s really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you’ll always be seeking. I’ve never seen anybody really find the answer– they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.” -Ken Kesey
This is great. I’m working on an assignment of building strong story premises, and ‘mystery’ seems to be one of those key ingredients that set apart a good story from a great story. I love Dekker’s novels because he explores. He asks. He investigates through story, through mystery. He doesn’t spoon-feed or ‘preach.’
As a man of faith, ‘mystery’ brings to mind Jesus’ parables in the Bible. Thank you for sharing, Kevin.
25.10.2009, 2:45 pm