john courtneidge wrote:
>
> Dear friends, all,
[snip]
> So, might we learn from our kids the eternal ethic:
>
> - that less is more
>
> - own less: be more: love go(o)d
[snip]
Is the Dalai Lama perhaps
at least a minimally acceptable "example" of living
at least fairly well?
I have recently read that one of his favorite possessions is
a gold Patek Philippe wristwatch which Franklin Roosevelt
gave him.
I too want to "own less" and be more -- in that kind of way....
(Note: I'm not necessarily saying the Dalai Lama should
have his gold Patek watch taken away from him. I am saying
that anyone who would deprive me of the things I enjoy
or even try to make me ashamed about my interests
in the name of any kind of higher values *should* first
detour to take the Dalai Lama's watch away from him.)
Now let us praise famous men!
+\brad mccormick
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Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
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