--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > > wrote: > <snip> > > > I have a friend who liked some of Wagner's orchestral > > > music, like the "Ride of the Valkyries," but found > > > the operas themselves noisy and boring. I talked him > > > into getting a video of "Die Walkure" that had subtitles, > > > and he just about flipped. He had had no idea of the > > > psychological, emotional, and spiritual depth that > > > was behind all that music he'd found so noisy and > > > boring. > > > > > > (Not in any way comparing the quality of the music *or* > > > the lyrics in my exchanges with Barry to Wagner's > > > magnificent operas, just massaging the metaphor a bit.) > > > > > Point taken. However I *did* read what you two had to say to each > > other for many many months- all of it- and aside from me agreeing > > with you that Barry has specific deficiencies or me agreeing with > > Barry that you do, I'd rather just let the music continue and see > > where it goes. > > Here's what you said to start with that I was > commenting on: > > > > I don't bother with the specific points and > > > justifications, because as far as I can > > > tell, there aren't any. > > Seems a little different from what you're saying > above.
I admit I was generalizing somewhat, and explained where my attention was, later on. > Just as an aside, I continue to be flabbergasted > that dishonesty and hypocrisy aren't at the top > of folks' lists of deficiencies, and that they > seem to tolerate them as easily as, say, the > deficiencies of being abrasive or of nit-picking. I look at it as a matter of what I can do anything about. I also noticed awhile back that sometimes what is really bugging me isn't having as powerful an effect on others as it is on me. So I focus on *me* for awhile, and why the particular situation is bothering me so much. My conclusion has usually been that the situation I am dealing with makes me feel powerless, afraid, or weak in some way. > > > Its actually pretty fascinating from a karmic > > standpoint, considering that you've not met each > > other, at least not recently... > > Must be nice to be able to take a karmic standpoint. > Not quite sure how that would work, actually, the > course of action being unfathomable, and all that. > I am kinda speculating that for such an attachment to be so strong, there had to have been prior involvement. Best regards. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
