Day 12 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · January 12, 2026
Pause. Breathe. Begin.
I . L E C T I O
Simone Weil
Gravity and Grace, 1947
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
C O N T E X T
Simone Weil, French philosopher and mystic, wrote these words in her notebooks during World War II. For Weil, attention was not passive but an active spiritual discipline — the foundation of both love and understanding.
I I . M E D I T A T I O
“When did you last give someone — or something — your complete, undivided attention?”
I I I . S C R I P T I O
Write one sentence about what happens inside you when you truly pay attention.
I V . C O N N E X I O
Weil's concept of attention as generosity connects to Pascal's inability to sit still. Is attention the antidote to restlessness?
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