That is a sweet story. The main thing is health- whatever the age- and I really get ticked off at ageism because it locks people into a stereotype and people make false assumptions based on a number.
On May 16, 10:24�am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Grandmother....this evokes a memory. > > As a kid, I remember looking at my grandmother...with white hair, > wrinkles etc....and for the first time realizing that she was getting > old and would die. > > So, I asked her: "Grandma, aren't you afraid to die?" (projecting my > own concern of course) > > Her response was transforming for me..."No...I've lived a full > life...and I am ready for it when the time comes." > > What a gift! ...truth is she lived another 30 or 40 years...to 103. > Sensing that she was holding on for some reason at that point, I sent > a letter sharing my memory of the above story with my gratitude and > telling her she could let go. She did, that week. > > On May 16, 7:37�am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I do bless it. :-) You are on your own with your imagination. > > > On May 16, 9:10 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > well then, bless your genetic makeup and damn my imagination! ;-^) > > > > On May 16, 9:36 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I just happened to be a beautiful woman via my parents. That doesn't > > > > mean I take advantage of the fact like these idiotoc Cougars who seem > > > > really pathetic. Desparate. > > > > > On May 16, 8:14 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > excuse me that it took so long to respond...your description of > > > > > yourself made me faint...now u have my imagination working overtime > > > > > ;-^ > > > > > ( > > > > > > On May 16, 9:00 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I am actually gorgeous- spectacular- sensational. Women hate me. I > > > > > > don't seem to age like a crone. Or my lawyer married to his > > > > > > "General" > > > > > > wife.Imagine the despair in referring to your wife as "The General"! > > > > > > > On May 16, 6:49 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > rigsy is cute...in text anyway ;-^) > > > > > > > > On May 16, 7:24 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > 'I am a grandmother but...' .... Hey the mention of Grandmother > > > > > > > > evokes the Granny picture... not my fault...;-) > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 4:14 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > You have a picture in your your mind of "grandma". I forgive > > > > > > > > > you. > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 5:51 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > thats wat i like about old people(no offence)...presuming > > > > > > > > > > you are old > > > > > > > > > > since grandmas are old..that they have like a huge > > > > > > > > > > repository of > > > > > > > > > > experience.. and from it wisdom...yuo have seen life.. to > > > > > > > > > > me life is > > > > > > > > > > still a wonder ypu know.. and i wonder how will it pass... > > > > > > > > > > just too > > > > > > > > > > eager.. impatient.. wat does it feel to have lived.. so > > > > > > > > > > much.. this is > > > > > > > > > > not a crappy question.. it seriously fascinates me... > > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 3:38 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > You do get to a point where you have heard or seen it all > > > > > > > > > > > and seem not > > > > > > > > > > > shocked or surprised- except you are. > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 5:23 am, "pol.science kid" > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I guess we keep evolving with experience... that goes > > > > > > > > > > > > for matters in > > > > > > > > > > > > decision making... maybe that is why the Judges of Law > > > > > > > > > > > > courts are old > > > > > > > > > > > > people... > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 3:12 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You will be a different person by 40, 60, 80...but > > > > > > > > > > > > > hopefully not stuck > > > > > > > > > > > > > in some silly decision you made at 20 when your brain > > > > > > > > > > > > > is not even > > > > > > > > > > > > > evolved until age 25 in the matters of judgement and > > > > > > > > > > > > > decision making. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 15, 10:09 am, "pol.science kid" > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah! you are right i guess... sometimes i get sick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > too ...and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > everything seems meaninglesss.. but the curiosity > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of the future .. of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > what will happen in my life keeps me going... but i > > > > > > > > > > > > > > am not even 20 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > yet... wonder wat'll keep me onwards around 40... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > do i sound depressed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or wat !!! ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 15, 7:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > maybe they just got sick of opium and booze > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sandwiches for breakfast? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to give you my opinion about your question 'is > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > life really > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > meaningless?"...the more one delves into their > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > spiritual existance, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the less signifigance is placed on material > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > things. if the spirit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > becomes highly tuned in, passtimes such as eating > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > consequential removal of waste (sorry), become > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > more like a chore than > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a pleasure and can seem quite mundane. even the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > act of breathing, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > while vital, exemplifies our human reliability on > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > such for existance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > under these conditions, the only thing that can > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > substantially relieve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the weight of our humanity is a great soul mate > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to share ones spirit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with...i do not have such, and am therefore > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > looking forward to a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > bright future elsewhere, although not in a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > negative way, but full of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > joy and anticipation. human life is finite, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > spiritual life infinite > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and therefore human life as we know it holds less > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > signifigance...thats > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > my opinion and im sticking to it! ;-^) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 15, 8:17 am, "pol.science kid" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Arent we over with the purpose of life > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > already...... i mean there have > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > been quite a number of discussions on it > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lately!!!shouldnt we put our > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > views under the corresponding topic rather than > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > making a new topic by > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the same name... and the purpose of life is to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > find a purpose and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > stick to it..... hey why do you think all the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > great intense writers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > committed suicide..like Hemingway and Virginia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Woolf..coz they find > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > life meaningless... is that it... is life > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > really meaningless... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 15, 3:33 pm, e_space > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > very well francis...but how about answering > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the question instead of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > bashing those who havent pleased u with their > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > answer? u know, lead by > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > example? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 15, 4:37 am, frantheman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This thread is a good example of a general > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > deterioration in the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > quality of discussion and debate on the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Eye recently. One-line > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > assertions, unsupported by any kind of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > logical argument, factual > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > grounding or authoritative underpinning, do > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not invite to a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > development and deepening of themes, rather > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to mutual slogan-slinging. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is not to say that every entry in a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > discussion has to be a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > discourse; the one-liner tope can be very > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > effective in the context of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a good discussion - gabby frequently (not > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > always :-)) achieves a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > surgical precision here - but like any good > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rhetorical/discussive > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > device works best when used sparingly and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > discerningly. Otherwise, we > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > could all just as well abandon Minds Eye > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and move to Twitter. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alternatively, we could all become zen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > masters and talk to each other > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in koans. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > paw's initial statement here begs so many > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > questions as to become > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > almost meaningless. What do you mean by > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > God? What is this [upper case] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Glorifying" you are talking about? How > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > does this benefit us? Does it > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > benefit God? What is obvious about this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wittgenstein ended the "Tractatus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Logico-Philosophicus" with the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sentence, "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > dar ber muss man schweigen / > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be silent." At the moment, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > reading many posts here, I incline towards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the one-liner: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you've got nothing to say, then say > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nothing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Francis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 14 Mai, 02:28, "[email protected]" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The purpose of Life is to Glorify God, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > obviously- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- > > ... > > read more �- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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