8. Why do you think attaining the Grail must involve choosing the correct Grail from all the false ones? What might this imply about the search / the notion of the quest?
Isn't the epitome of an ideal always about achieving perfect simplicity without any distractions or complications? That is why it makes sense to me that the simplest Grail would also be the best (or correct) Grail. However, it is human nature to be distracted by less beneficial, but very tempting, offers: that's why we have procrastination on facebook, credit card debt, and obesity. That's also why those other, fancier, Grails, look like they would suit the part - they've got all the trappings of having the piety along with the greed and the lust and the carnal pleasures. However, achieving that holiness that makes one worthy of the Grail is about being pious (or boring) enough to give up the good things in life in favor of the right things in life.
9. Why do you think the Grail cannot (1) move beyond the Great Seal and (2) is lost. What is it about the notion of a Grail that is ALWAYS unattainable (as we saw in all three of our Grail quests – Perceval’s, Persse’s and now Indiana’s)?
Who do YOU know who is perfect? No one! That's why the Grail is unattainable. Who would be worthy of its powers? Who could possibly be so free of flaws that they could be entrusted with its use? If Indiana Jones had been able to keep the Grail, I think that having its powers in his power would have eventually corrupted him. Indiana is certainly a very idealized character, but he does has flaws. That's the only reason he's interesting! Let's face it, gossiping about someone's drunken hookup is much more fun than talking about someone who turned in his income taxes on time. Indiana Jones wouldn't have fallen for the blonde professor if he were flawless enough to truly "not trust anyone" and/or able to resist his throbbing desire for her.
