Mr. Bottiglia runs a bar called The Wandering Nomad. He practices and represents a disguised spirituality. It’s right out in the open for all to see yet almost no one does. The fact that it is disguised doesn’t make it any less effective. In fact, it seems that his spirituality is more effective because it is disguised. In the persona of Mr. Bottiglia, the imagination is a secret ally and a practical theoretician. The imagination as bartender is an acute observer of the human scene. It is silent, keeping its own counsel, until asked. The imagination as ally offers concrete suggestions to advance any situation. It sets the bar…raising or lowering it depending on the situation’s concrete circumstances.
Mr. Bottiglia runs a bar called The Wandering Nomad. He practices and represents a disguised spirituality. It’s right out in the open for all to see yet almost no one does. The fact that it is disguised doesn’t make it any less effective. In fact, it seems that his spirituality is more effective because it is disguised. In the persona of Mr. Bottiglia, the imagination is a secret ally and a practical theoretician. The imagination as bartender is an acute observer of the human scene. It is silent, keeping its own counsel, until asked. The imagination as ally offers concrete suggestions to advance any situation. It sets the bar…raising or lowering it depending on the situation’s concrete circumstances.
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