From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Belief (was: (no subject)) Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:35:42 -0800 (PST)
> Do you really believe that, or are you just being > witty?
Yes, I actually do believe that
Forgive me for prying, but why exactly do you "believe"? Is there any one thing in particular, that perhaps can be articulated?
"Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I But when the trees bow down their heads The wind is passing by."
Something to that effect perhaps?
> Question: Do I really come off like that? <sniplet>
I _did_ say in a later post that that paragraph came off rather arrogantly, but yes, in a few instances your posts did. Please note that *I* come off arrogantly certain at times -- quite honestly, I might add. ;)
MOM!!! Deborah called me arrogant!!!!!
On a serious note (and please *note* that I'm not being defensive) I have a question. Do you think one has to be confident, if not a little cocky, in order to maximise the effects of words at times? And in turn, do you think that arrogance 'comes with the job' so to speak? For we all here are writers are we not?
Not to be ageist again, but 2 decades ago I frequently did automatically discount what I considered ridiculous opinions; now I at least wonder "what made them believe such nonsense?" Rob and I think Dan made cogent points about this in earlier posts. <snip>
Debbi
So, has time changed you? Have you changed with time? Has time given you the time to gain more experience, more wisdom, and thus to see things in a different light?
That things change, I have no doubt. But the implication of an almost Universal conglomeration of...insight...that occurs only with an accumulation of years collected on this planet, is something that I have to reject. Perhaps though, there is indeed something that I am missing, and which can only be gained by suffering the fires of time.
-Travis "only time will tell" Edmunds
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