My father posted a comment to my last blog entry – and it sounded so compacted full of goodness that I wanted to post it on “top.”
“Pearls are made thru constant stress on the oyster.”
He was being a great dad and trying to cheer me up during this great time of stress – but later it occured to me.. “don’t they have to kill the oyster to get the pearl?” …but maybe I’m completely wrong.
I also thought of a few other pieces of wisdom yesterday.
Perhaps when considering a mate- imagine yourself stranded on a deserted island with them with no hope for rescue. Will it be an oasis for the both of you – or hell? If you could/can get along with all the nuances of modern “society” out the window then you’ve got a good thing going. I think a lot of people are probably too distracted to either see the quality of who they are with – or see that they need someone else.
Lastly – when getting a haircut – always go to the barber that has the worst haircut…after all – if everyone at the shop cuts each others’ hair… the best barber would have the worst haircut!
O.K.—How about this: A diamond is just charcoal (carbon) under a lot of pressure.
When the going gets tough, the tough…..
Huh, are you assuming the worst barber cuts the best barber’s hair? Maybe just don’t go to the guy with the best haircut because you know he didn’t cut his own hair. (>.-) We are a part of the world just as much as it is a part of us; interactions with others in our community is an essential part of being human and keeping our sanity, ego, and reality in check. Otherwise, we’d be like fish out of water, a deer who got left behind by the herd. And oh no!! On an island with no hope of being rescued?? That would suck if you ended up with some really weird person but still have to put up with them because there is no one else around & no way out… Well maybe if this person became too annoying, you have the right to just eat them one day for dinner! (^o^) I think everyone person is an island. You make an effort to get to know each island and decide whether the weather pattern, environment and atmosphere is fun and suitable for your own liking.
No man is an Island….
John Donne
Etcetra, etcetra…
The King OF Siam
That is exactly right! No man’s an island but in the United States, individualism is promoted so much that each person is so unique to the point of being kind of strange… (¬.¬) Feels like they are each living on an island. But I absolutely agree. No man should feel like an island with the realisation that we are all linked in the most intricate way, as a part of something much bigger, and that is inexplicably a part of something even bigger.
well, according to string theory we are all linked and virtually indistinguishable from each other on a subatomic level.
The promotion of individualism in America is an interesting marketing tool started a little less than a century ago by some clever men – foremost among them Edward Bearnaise (Sigmund Freud’s cousin). Bearnaise almost single-handedly started the concept of being “cool” because you bought/used a certain product – thus reinforcing how different and special you were for doing so. Before that products were marketed on their actual selling points (this car goes fast – not – this car will get you a ladyfriend).
As we (watermelonlashes and I) discussed briefly on Sunday the dynamic of social interaction in China is going to change as the country becomes more democratic and open to western ways of marketing. Those who’ve studied Edward Bearnaise in China stand to make a fortune in the next decade or two.
But then I’ve never been there – I’m just going on what I’ve been told/read/etc.
So—the first great truth of Buddah or the invisable hand of Adam Smith?
Ment to say universal truth–first truth refers to suffering.