tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77127518536919339872024-03-19T05:16:35.502-07:00Provocative Inspiration
I am an African-American male with a Ph.D. and post-doctoral studies in Theology and Philosophy. Contrary to the TAK (Traditional Analysis of Knowledge), I believe that Inspiration is also a source of knowledge, therefore my blog, Provocative InspirationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-24787124028294350082017-12-24T13:28:00.000-08:002017-12-24T13:28:11.148-08:00Continual Life Scarring<br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US">The last time that I posted, I was in Lima. I
left shortly thereafter in October because it was too cold. I ended up in
Barranco, Colombia. God, I remember nothing of being in this city except for
bank records, hahaha!! It must have been a say or do nothing city. I moved on
to Bucaramanga, Colombia where the temperature is 80 degrees every day and I
love it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">However, I was hospitalized for shortness of
breath and had the worst experience of my life in this hospital. I was
in an induced coma and the things they did are unmentionable and violation of any number of human rights. I am recounting
my experience to the Embassy for an investigation from and for multiple
perspectives and reasons. ANOTHER SCAR!!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">THE SCARS OF LIFE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One does
not get through life without scars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And pain,
as well<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Some scars are
larger and more noticeable than others<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Others are
very ugly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">They are
reminders of life’s experiences<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A scar is
not an injury, but rather a healing and indicative of an injury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Physically,
scars are areas of fibrous tissue (fibrosis) that replace normal skin after
injury<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Scars can
also be spiritual, emotional, and mental<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Things do
break, including hearts <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Many of us
have scars from a painful past<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Some scars
cause deep regret <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Others elicit
gratefulness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nevertheless,
all scars tell a story<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Some
persons wear their scars like red badges of courage<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Others make every effort to hide them<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Scars tell us to forget the past, move on and to
keep moving <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-19197793698007275872017-11-02T12:29:00.000-07:002017-11-02T12:29:26.839-07:00To Do or Not To Do<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Splurging</span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Is, often,
seen as a negative human behavior<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">But every human being needs, occasionally, to splurge<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">It is the subconscious reminding us that<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Money is not life’s ultimate possession<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">And at some point in life, everyone realizing…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><i>I brought nothing into this world and I am leaving with nothing<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Splurging...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">To spend money freely
or extravagantly</span></i><br />
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Of course, there are those who fight this
natural urge<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">And remind us that the money could be used
for more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Prudent, judicious and wise expenditures<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But splurging is indeed </span>a momentary cleansing</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">From the monotonous, sameness and daily routine of life and its sameness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">It does the mind, body and soul good<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In a world of consistent oppression and stress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Every human
being needs to splurge, occasionally<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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A true and
deserved splurge is</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Natural and extremely therapeutic <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-21857000124768771742017-10-30T14:09:00.000-07:002017-10-30T14:09:01.604-07:00The Unexpected vs A Surprise<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Unexpected Touches and Enriches the Soul<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The unexpected is meant to do just that <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">With the unforeseen, unanticipated,
unpredicted, unlooked-for, sudden, abrupt, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">It is more than just a surprise, defined
as<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Shock bolt from the blue, bombshell,
revelation, rude awakening, eye-opener,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The synonyms for both words are similar
and overlap<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">But an expectation <b>connotes </b>an event or happening that<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Touches the core of man and his
spirituality <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The unexpected is not always good, for
life is about<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The good and the bad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">But we all cherish a good unexpected event<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Just to reverse to the expected…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">An expectant mother is waiting for a baby that
is a miracle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">It is much rather like a dream (sometimes,
fantasy) come true<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Miracles are not the usual occurrences<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">So they are pretty much <i>unexpected<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The unexpected has a sense of mystery surrounding it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Unfortunately…..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Some people necessarily <i>expect</i> things from others<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Without a reason or rationale<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">As if other people and the world owe them things…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">A guaranteed disappointment<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The world and others owe us nothing<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Intrinsically, life owes no one anything<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Good unexpected gifts need to be truly appreciated<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-4903770964135854072017-10-27T16:46:00.000-07:002017-10-27T16:46:07.097-07:00The Evolving World of Technology<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Yesterday,
I became, more than usual, frustrated with<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">An ever
evolving technological world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We have
lost and continue to lose so </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">much</span> of our humanity</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Each day!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Our
sensibilities and sensitivities are becoming more dull <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Tragedies,
nonsense killings are just everyday occurrences<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
We have learned
to expect them<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I first started to recognize this trend </span>when</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">AT&T and
Verizon included<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caller ID, call is waiting, call missed </span><br />
<br />
<i>This was one
way in which technology grabbed
us all at once</i><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">They</span> replaced the live operators with automated
voices<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We learned to pus</span>h a series of push buttons before getting to</div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">A human being (after insisting w</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><i>ith an automated voice)</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><i> </i>N</span>ot to mention that our <i>humanity </i>is a gift</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And it cannot be matched with anything superior to
it, in the universe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Let’s not overlook the days of the elevator
operators<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">Guaranteeing that unnecessary
buttons are not pushed<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">There is no argument that the world is becoming
more <i>robotic like<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We are growing in numbers and we are replacing
ourselves <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And, often at times, when human to human
contact is really needed <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We are
becoming entrenched more and more into technology each day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">With each
new innovation coming at us at an enormous rate of speed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Artificial
intelligence is dominating our world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And no matter
how marvelous and brilliant it is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It will
never equate with the magnitude of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The Spirit
of Man <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Our realm
of pure emotions, and spiritualities<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And yet we
create things that are greater than us<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The word, <i>artificial,</i> speaks volumes itself</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Every
action, especially the actions of mankind, has a necessary reaction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Slippery
slopes are what we call the <i>negative reactions
</i>in technology<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Some
slippery slopes have even caused death</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">There is always a need to </span>have<span lang="EN-US"> a m</span>eaningful and moral dialogue between</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Scientists,
philosophers, ethicists, men of religion, scholars, LAYMEN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To weigh
out the pros and cons that may come with the innovations of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">NewTechnology<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-78400048682766230472017-10-21T13:20:00.000-07:002017-10-21T13:20:00.354-07:00 Mother Time<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Time, friend or foe?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Time is the
mother of us all<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And treating
each of us as individuals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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In truly diverse ways</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">My mother
just turned 90 and jogs every day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Some persons
die in utero<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Time is
eternal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Time (and
space) unknowable<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">We cannot
control it or what it does to us<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">It ages us
with discernible effects<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">We can only
minimize the effects of time to a certain extent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">It just marches
on and on and on, REGARDLESS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">We shall
never know its beginning <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Or its end<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">And we live
within it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Just
amazing and awesome!!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">If the
world operated on a true utilitarian basis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Finding happiness
for the most people<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">There still
would be the poor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">The
afflicted, disabled, pariahs, human misery, etc.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
Many, for whom time <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">has not </span>been <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">that kind</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Time is
greater than all of these phenomena<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We cannot touch
taste, see, smell or hear time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">The five
senses of the sensory nervous system <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But we
certainly do <i>feel </i>the effects of time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">But not time itself<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We can feel
it in our aging bodies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
Time is associated with other such phenomenon as<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Space,
eternity, limitless, immeasurability, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Its extent
can never be known<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Science can
only give partial answers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Time</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">has some
responsibility<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">For the
misery of mankind<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
And the happenstance in life<br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-78752156009236584822017-10-20T17:16:00.001-07:002017-10-20T17:16:28.729-07:00Telling a Lie to Tell Save a Life, Part 2<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i>The
difference between the moral theory of Kant and Mills is best illustrated by the
anecdotal story of the criminal killer wanting to kill an innocent victim. </i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b>John Stuart Mills<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Many philosophers
believe Mills is correct about<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Telling a
lie </i>to the killer who wants to kill an innocent victim<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">As being a morally correct behavior </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Instead</span> of the
categorical imperative being <span style="background-color: yellow;"> t</span>he first principle (Kant) ,</div>
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<br />
Utility is the
first principle in Mills <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">ethical
theory</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: lighter;"><br /></span>
<i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">(T</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: lighter;">he doctrine that an action is right insofar as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct)</span></i><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Both recognize
intermediate moral rules<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Kant calls them
"duties" and Mills, "subordinate principles".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Not to lie,
to be beneficent, not to steal, not to deprive others of liberty, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Mills asserts that the
<i>good</i> of </span>the moral life is pleasure (happiness)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">The bad of moral life is pain and unhappiness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Mill
believes that consequences (end results) of an action determine morality</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Teleological
(teleology) is the philosophical theory that prioritizes consequences<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Kant’s corresponding
theory is deontology (deontological)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">It
prioritizes duty or obligation or rule In Utilitarianism<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Mill, in promoting
happiness as the end result of good moral action,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Actions</i>
will be right as much as they promote the general happiness <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Ergo,
actions are evaluated morally based upon their consequences, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Not the
actual act itself<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-19095898480483468152017-10-19T16:51:00.002-07:002017-10-19T17:59:21.653-07:00Telling a Lie to Save a Life<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I am a student of philosophy and really appreciate
Kant. I love the phrasing of his Categorical Imperative and only wished that it
really worked. I never really understood Kant’s connection between reason, will
and duty. However, I just read a paper by Greg Ganssle, renowned university professor. I now understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b><i>Kant,
Reason, Will and Duty<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A good
friend </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">has</span> taken refuge in your basement</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">An evil
murderer is at your front door and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Wants to
kill her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">He tells
you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I must know
the truth, please tell me the truth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Is she
here?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Do you tell
the truth and say, yes she is here?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Or do you
lie and say, no, she is not here<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">If you tell
the truth, he kills her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">If you lie,
you save a life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Perhaps the
greatest moral good<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b><i>Kant claims
that one is always morally obliged to tell the truth<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Others
claim that, sometimes, one has a moral responsibility to lie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To protect
a friend who is innocent from the criminal who is evil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i><b>To be
truthful (honest) in all declarations is a sacred and unconditionally
commanding law of reason that admits of no expediency (including philanthropic
or lifesaving expediency) whatsoever...<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Kant
believes that reason was designed to influence the will<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To produce
a will that is not merely good, as a means to further some end<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But is good
in itself<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Rational
beings are able to will the good and the bad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Infinite
desires, the least of all, happiness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But how
does reason produce a good will?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Kant gives
no detailed response for this important reality <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">He moves on
to duty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Duty, like
a good will, holds <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">First place
in estimating the total moral worth of our actions</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;">Duties to others recognized by Kant correspond to the subordinate principles</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"> Not to lie, to be beneficent, not to steal, not to deprive others of liberty, etc.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Rational
beings use <i>reason </i>to derive duty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">When
actions are done out of duty as determined by <i>reason</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">They
promote the development of a good will, per se<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">When we act
out of duty, we so not to achieve some purpose of the will<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
For example, happiness<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-17763162471724467022017-10-19T07:36:00.000-07:002017-10-19T07:36:58.542-07:00Isolation<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Isolation brings
to mind awful images of complete loneliness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Which can
be an end state of life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is used
as punishment in many criminal institutions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And by other disciplinarians, as a way to correct bad behavior<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Mothers and
teachers call it time out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i>A withdrawal of love</i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Go</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> to</span> your
room and, no electronics nor items of enjoyment</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Or stand in
the corner and face the wall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I just
conjured up Dr. Benjamin Spock (60-70s) and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">his</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> o</span>ften deleterious</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Theories and findings
on child rearing<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">They</span><span lang="EN-US"> only worked in certain socio-economic </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">groups</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">All
disciplinarian methods </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">have</span> some untoward effect</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">There can
never be a <i>panacea method </i>of discipline<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Individualizing
treatment seems more appropriate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Imposed
isolation certainly</span> has deleterious effects<br />
<br />
As immoral and sometimes, criminal<br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Time Out is</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sometimes, </span><i>known as a love withdrawing technique,</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Has </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">had </span>its <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">share of woe</span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The
immediate goal of isolation is punishment and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
Providing time for self-evaluation and reflection</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But isolation
can yield good things as well, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It doesn’t
always have to be punishment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Self-isolation
can be used as a moment of deeper reflection<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Isolation from family and friends and possessions</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A period of
some self-imposed deprivation <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Some denial
of the will</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To better understand life in its rawness and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-color: yellow;">Simplicity </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
To become unity with<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Mind, Body and Soul<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-15121948139506172282017-10-17T17:44:00.000-07:002017-10-17T18:10:13.309-07:00Telling the Truth to Children <div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b><i>A Peruvian
friend has a problem telling his 11 year old daughter that he smokes weed. She
smelled it in the car and asked him if he smoked mota, (marijuana). In Latin
America, family is supreme and parents are rather protective of their children.
The values of the country are conservative, to say the least. He asked for my opinion. I shuddered at giving
a response in such a delicate situation. But
the reality of the truth struck me so very hard, that I expressed to him this
idea, Always Tell the Truth<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Telling the
truth to ones children <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Is probably
the most important thing that a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Parent can
do for his or her child<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">After a moment of deeper reflection</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I responded<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Tell your
child the truth at all times<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">She will
respect you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And your
word always<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The truth
survives everything,<i> including death<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Why not teach
children <i>truth</i>, so freeing and so
permanent?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">There is a
way to tell the truth to children <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In ways
that they comprehend and respect<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Children
are naturally curious<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And will
learn the truth one day, nevertheless<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Truth <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The basis
for the knowledge, wisdom and understanding<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Of Life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Lies</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> distort life, <i>being, </i>and what is true<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">have</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> dest</span>royed many lives </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And do no
good, whatsoever<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The truth
sets us free, to live freely and fully<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Nothing more important in life than the truth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Children
need to know the truth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">As a matter
of fact, we all need to know the truth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Respect
comes from truth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">His daughter
will always respect his word<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">For a man’s
word is his bond<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And his bond
is his word<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Aged family
secrets don’t help either<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-73663396904177716532017-10-17T11:10:00.001-07:002017-10-17T11:10:33.953-07:00Decision Making<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">For many of us<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Pondering
and waiting to make the final decision <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">One of
life’s great dilemmas <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">With so
many other good options to consider<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Options that
are also heavily weighted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In the
entire scope of things <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">There must
be a truly more correct decision<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And choice!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">Somehow, a comfortable answer comes<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Often at crunch
times<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">At the
intersection of life, where a decision <i>must</i> be made<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Acceptance
of one or more negative consequence is necessary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">For no decision is perfect <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Decision making
on the important matters of life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Can be a
tortuous process, but<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Satisfaction,
relief and relief of mind should be an end product<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A first consideration
should be degree of happiness obtained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In the
process of choosing, one must also think of <i>the other<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Otherness
</i>is very important in having a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">Meaningful life<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Making good
decisions in life is very important<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We often
wait and ponder and wait and ponder…….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The final
decision or answer to come<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">And it does</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We, often,
make wrong decisions with the best of intention<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And what disappointment,
but<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">They teach
us about <i>life<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">T</span>he greatest
phenomenon ever in total existence!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-57034423176107412802017-10-16T17:20:00.000-07:002017-10-16T17:20:17.996-07:00Middle Children <br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b>Middle
Children</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Don’t necessarily
recognize they are middle children growing up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">They just do
what they do, as children<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Considered
to be neglected, resentful, have no drive, have a negative outlook, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"> A bir</span>th order syndrome, a Stanford University Study, called<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<span lang="EN-US">“Middle Child Syndrome”, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I am a
middle child<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
And the study is not complete<br />
<br />
I am a middle child and represent none of their findings<br />
<br />
I am the
youngest of two older brothers</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And the
oldest of three sisters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">So, I and
my oldest sister are the middle children<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">We were
like twins in many respects<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Learning to balance t</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">hings well</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
We had a
special love for each other</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Understanding
things and, especially,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The dynamics
of a family, including<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The issues
of the two older brothers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And the
needs of the two younger sisters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Psychologists
have said different things about<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Middle
children, but one that might be true is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">They become more independent <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
To think
outside the box, feel less pressure to conform<br />
<br />
And are more empathetic<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-44247102012018108042017-10-16T11:24:00.000-07:002017-10-16T11:24:46.430-07:00A Smiling Heart<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b>A Smiling
Heart<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Is a
reality for most humans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The heart
of hearts, the heart within hearts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is
indeed the vehicle of passage for<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Good things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Pleasant
things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A smiling
heart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Affects every part of humans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is a
sense of well being<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A sign of
hope<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A smiling
heart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Speaks to
one's self and human dignity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i>The heart
does not always smile<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But when it
does<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Appreciate
it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-9917636531728839202017-10-16T10:36:00.000-07:002017-10-16T15:56:17.208-07:00A Wonderful Life Experience<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Backpacking
is one of the great adventures in life<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Seeing the
world on a low budget<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Staying in
hostels<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">That can house more than 20 beds in a single dorm room</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">One can pay
as little as $5 a night in certain countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">And benefit
from diverse creature comforts, such as<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Kitchen,
laundry service, free Wi-Fi, TV in central room, etc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">But, one
must be prepared for the worst occurrences<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">And to move
on, starting anew<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Immediately, no time for brooding</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">From losing
passports, credit and debit cards, lost lodging<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">The loss of
“<i>some privacy</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">The torture
of daily life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Sometimes, tumultuous
events<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><i>But the
experience of backpacking is ineffable<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Most of all
meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Different
persons from across the world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Cultures,
ways of thinking, different ways of being in the world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">A
backpacker is usually prepared, from within, to meet the challenges<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">And from the positive
and encouraging emotional and mental input<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">From other
backpackers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">To mend
things as quickly, as possible,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Is a wonderful moment in life</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
Meeting other similarly minded individuals</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">There is a
brotherhood among backpackers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">“There are others who share my dream”</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">Of seeing and experiencing the world<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<span lang="EN-US">My ultimate sorrow is not</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Seeing again many wonderful people </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">That I have
met while backpacking <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-32122014648466120112017-10-16T09:27:00.000-07:002017-10-16T09:27:08.612-07:00Remember the Time<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Choreography
is genius<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Human
beings, coming together, as a unit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Synchronicity in dance<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">How daring
an activity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">To
coordinate one's every emotion and being with another<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Wow!</span><br />
<br />
Yes, it is possible
in life to have such <i>unity</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>In matters of much greater human importance</i><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Choreography
in dance videos is absolutely amazing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
<span lang="EN-US">The timing
for change of each movement is incredible</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">It is often
mesmerizing and joyful<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">To see such
a real and actual phenomenon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Michael Jackson’s
video, “Remember the Time”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Is a must
see for me, everyday<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Thriller is
the best music video of all times<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">But I am so
affected by the story and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Choreography
of his video<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">“<i>Remember the Times”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-54090142289834346582017-10-16T08:54:00.002-07:002017-10-16T08:54:32.793-07:00Human Beings as "Reasons"<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I am the
reason for many things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">You are the
reason for many things….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Reasons for
many of the good things in life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A reason is
usually thought of as<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">a philosophical or theological idea</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A mental
process<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A rational
thought<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">An idea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A thing</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But humans are incarnation of reason<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A reason "<i>to be</i>"</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Humans are
the force (reason) behind many things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sometimes
the outcome of the reason is evil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Humans, as
the intervening force<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Representing
ideas, behaviors and outcomes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Capable of affecting the lives of others<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And the
world in which we live<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">One doesn’t
have to be center stage <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Or the center
of world affairs</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But operating in the sphere of your influence</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It could
just be affecting a single person in a single way<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In the best
possible way of <i>"being a reason"</i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To be the best incarnation of reason<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Is highly desirable<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-51365260766967614002017-10-14T15:09:00.000-07:002017-10-14T15:09:18.066-07:00Learning to Receive<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: large;"><b>Learning to
Receive<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Is a packed
idea with many caveats<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">In a seemingly,
<i>take take world<o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">So many considerations to be made for the problem</span><br />
<br />
Past experiences may play a great part</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Receiving
is not always an easily learned behavior for<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
<i>Some people</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">There are
those that have difficulty in receiving<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">And
coincidentally, takers don’t have a problem with receiving<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><i>Givers</i> usually have the problem<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And, often, express it with such phrases as<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">“You didn’t have to do
that”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">“I can’t accept it”
<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">“Why did you do that?”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Denial of the goodness of others wanting to share<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">The good thoughts, intentions and behavior of many<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">A simple heart-felt “thank you”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Is all that’s
need,</span><br />
<br />
Having a problem receiving from others</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Has less to do with feelings of unworthiness, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Many times, it is humility exposing itself<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">A moral and great virtue of extreme importance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i>
<i><span lang="EN-US">Humility is the way<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">But a sense
of learning to be thankful and grateful<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Is indeed,
of great importance In life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">A simple, “thank
you” is all that is needed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Understanding
that sometimes, the simple things in life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Can be
complicated<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></b>
<b><i><span lang="EN-US">TO RECEIVE</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"> is one of the gifts of life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">To be
appreciated and respected<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-67322625450220249532017-10-14T11:35:00.001-07:002017-10-14T11:35:16.482-07:00Gifted or Talented<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Talented or Gifted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.5pt;">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.5pt;">
<span lang="EN-US">There is a difference between the two</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And often,
very distinct<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Here, I speak in terms of gifted and talented persons d<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A gift is
bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Or without
its being earned<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A <i>talent</i> is a special ability that allows
someone to do something well<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Talents can
be taught and learned, as most things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">There are
many talented people in the world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But gifted
persons are a rarity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gifts come
from a higher source<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gifts are
both, natural and spiritual<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Stevie Wonder is a gift <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Another example
is Michael Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Chris Brown
gave a wonderful tribute to Michael Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
He did a marvelous job</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Chris is truly <i>talented and knows his craft well<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But, Michael
Jackson was gifted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And never
another one, like him, to come any time soon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A gifted
person is extraordinary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The person
is the gift<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The gift is
the person<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gifts cannot
be taught by academic institutions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A gift cannot
be explained by a scientific theory<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gifts are synonymous
with genius, synonymous with miracles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-20590662465339521402017-10-14T08:43:00.000-07:002017-10-14T08:43:15.390-07:00Two Kinds of People<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i>There are
two kinds of people in the world</i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The <i>givers</i> and the <i>takers<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A <i>giver</i> can never be a taker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A <i>taker</i> can never be a giver<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">They are
two different kinds of people<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">No matter
the veneer, the shadow, perspective, pretense or behavior<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Inwardly,
they can never </span>be the same</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Such a very
strange phenomenon in life</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">That there is no
<i>in-between</i> state for this<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">One of the
more distinct dichotomies of life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And yet, we
all have given and taken in life</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span>Givers are “empathetic” by nature</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It’s about disposition</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Without being judgmental</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A giver
will give his last<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A giver
gives when it hurts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sometimes,
the care for others is</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">At times, more worthy an action and behavior<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The world
would not exist with givers</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Takers
thrill at receiving from others<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A taker
would probably not give his last<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Takers are
probably followers of <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Thomas
Hobbes, English Philosopher <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And one of
the founders of modern philosophy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And his law
of <i>“self-preservation”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Self-preservation is everyone's fundamental natural instinct<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Self-preservation
is the first law of nature<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-70597588227591040212017-10-13T13:34:00.000-07:002017-10-13T13:34:20.373-07:00Inspired by Pharrell Williams and "Happy"<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Happiness,
the perfect state of life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To be happy
is life attained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Happiness is Truth</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">No intolerable pain, grief or other circumstance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Just free
to be one’s self<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To
recognize all of one’s blessing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Being OK
with the world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Friends and
foe, alike<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Are
examples of being happy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Even though
we equate other things with happiness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Genuine
happiness is cultivated, within, by the individual<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Money and material possessions don’t necessarily equate with happiness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">They can be taken by others<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Happiness is an innate possession<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">That thrives on<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gratitude<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-34493201723948375502017-10-13T13:26:00.000-07:002017-10-13T13:26:23.365-07:00Human<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Human
Dignity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Human Pride<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Human Self
Respect<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Including
respect from others<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Should
never be sacrificed, sold, taken, devalued, destroyed, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">At any cost, including human acts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is innate and not created by man<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It can
neither be created nor destroyed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The attempt
to destroy it has been attempted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Many times
by immoral men<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is like
a <i>type of energy<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Beyond the
forces of ordinary men of science, philosophy and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Great men
of knowledge, wisdom and understanding <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Human
Dignity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Human Pride<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Human Self
Respect<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Are the bases for life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">T</span>hey are
spirit</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Without the
three or the combination<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Or singular
meaning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">One becomes
less of a sentient being<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Less of a
natural being in the world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And less of
what was intended <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">They give purpose for “<i>being”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Being can never be destroyed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Or minimized by other beings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is meant to be respected by <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">All other human beings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-54277772655486075212017-10-13T11:04:00.001-07:002017-10-13T11:04:47.551-07:00The Difference Between The Two<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Pride and
Proud<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To have
pride, as in <i>self-respect</i>, is
necessary for<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Being in
the world with human dignity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The other
extreme in <i>being proud<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">As in being
arrogant or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Having or
showing a high or excessively high opinion of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">One’s self or
one's importance,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Is vanity, negative
and immoral<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Conversely, to take pride in one’s life, behavior, attitude and ethics<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Is highly
desired<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Pride in
one’s family, friends, work and play<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Is necessary for the moral life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The line
between being morally proud<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And
immorally proud is thin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Interestingly,
some morally proud persons are often seen as arrogant<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">But, fighting
for one's pride can be very hard work, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">As we live
in a world where human rights is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A
consistent and persistent problem<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sometimes,
over exaggerated pride in one’s self has<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Been
contorted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Standards,
that were, once inappropriate and biased<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Have been
dismantled for newer perceptions of personal and moral pride<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Discernment
of the two is a great quality to have<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-53525808862037325182017-10-13T09:16:00.002-07:002017-10-13T09:54:06.529-07:00Friends,<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Google says
I have no followers, but I believe that I have a few. Perhaps it’s my ignorance
to the </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">technology of having a blog. I just want to say thank you for the
followers who </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">read my inspirations </span>daily. I deeply appreciate it!!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Donnell</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-90572239773128952712017-10-13T09:05:00.001-07:002017-10-13T09:05:42.903-07:00Waiting<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Waiting can
be a tortuous moment in life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Contradicting
<i>the virtue of patience</i> in every instance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The
challenge for us humans is <i>“waiting patiently”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">How we
behave while waiting is important<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And says a
lot about us and who we are<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Waiting for
love is a common “<i>wait” </i>that many of
us<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Know and understand very well</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">However we
often wait for an infinite number of things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Infinite in
the sense that we just can’t count them <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Waiting
often eats and rips at the soul<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">This
behavior must be contained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">For there are
purposes and many good purposes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">With and for <i>waiting<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Patience
comes to mind, as the chief virtue</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Patience
with life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Many things
don’t come right away<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And many
eventually come<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Some of us wait a lifetime for things to come</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is one
of life’s most daring and difficult assignments<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To wait
patiently<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664172255043998801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712751853691933987.post-21366923389154838282017-10-12T12:31:00.000-07:002017-10-12T12:33:56.365-07:00A Little Bit<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Making a
Little Bit Do<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sometimes,
one needs just a little bit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Rather than
a lot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Or rather,
<i>a little bit will be sufficient<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">To me through</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">No matter
how much we have in life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is good
to know how to make a little bit work<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">For there
will come a time in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Everybody’s
life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">That a
little bit is all that we have at the moment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Care, understanding,
love, empathy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Just to mention
some of the spiritual things in life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And many
natural things <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The least
of all, money<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A little
bit can go a long way, if used wisely<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">How many
times have I seen this in my own life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Much of
life is grit and grime for the most of us<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And how we persevere
throughout the adversities of life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A little
grit will can go a long way<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Time and
time again in life, we have seen a little bit, multiplied<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is a
real phenomenon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Of course,
there is a spiritual component attached to it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Never
underestimate a little bit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Moving
Forward<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Not a good
thing to <i>turn back the clock</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">To relive the past<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">“<b>It is
not the purpose of time”<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Time goes
forward…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Looking back has the purpose of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">“Purveying the territory of life, so far in one’s
life”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">To gain perspective, knowledge, wisdom and understanding</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">Of life, love, liberty</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">and love of God, self and others</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">My great aunt
Lydia never looked back<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Once she
left a spot, she never looked back<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">One would
have to run and get in front of her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To speak
with her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Dwelling in
the past and desiring older times<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Are
contrary to the direction of life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And robs of
us precious moments in life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">That were
missed or not enjoyed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Life
continues going forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In death,
sickness, disease, bad times<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And the
whole lot of life’s events<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sometimes,
it seems so so cruel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Could time
just stop for a minute<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To allow one to grieve, poise and to reflect<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Mother time
says, <i>“no”, </i>emphatically<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It is a
waste of life and time</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">To dwell
and desire<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">The Past<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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