A semelhança das coisas

Bishop Lindomar Rocha Mota of São Luís de Montes Belos has written a reflection on how historical eras shape the similarities between seemingly unrelated things.

In his text, the bishop references Marcel Proust to explain that objects and ideas born under the same historical circumstances develop a shared familiarity. He notes that an era imposes its own form on its products, even without the direct awareness of those living through it.