The will to live is strong. Just try to stop breathing and feel it.
On Oct 8, 6:28 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think most of what we do is against our will. A student blurted
> this out to me a few months ago 'Why is it so fucking hard to do the
> things you want to?' She was crying and feeling rejected by the
> world. I think she's quite artie and talented, lucky to be pretty,
> good with people - but I also know that whilst I have managed to do
> the right thing from time to time I often feel the same way (for an
> ugly scientist). Doing what is necessary to live comes hard enough in
> many situations and there seems little opportunity to work at what one
> wants. All the years of delayed gratification can seem to amount to
> less than a hill of beans. Even to succeed in dropping out in comfort
> one has to give up on trying to do anything about a better world other
> from whatever you don't exclude and are ripping-off in order to have
> resources.
>
> On 8 Oct, 04:42, Doris Ragland <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > very good...I could of looked that up I have a dictonary also...but one
> > thing I did'nt find in my is the coment hooker...Since you mind goes
> > there..where is your mind ????????? Don't answer that....God Bless
>
> > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:49 PM, frantheman
> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > Well, Doris, I'm inclined to think that we have different words to
> > > designate different meanings, unless they are synonymous, which is not
> > > so in the case of "weak" and "meek". The following two definitions are
> > > from Webster [1913] and clearly refer to two very different states:
>
> > > Meek \Meek\ (m[=e]k), a. [Compar. Meeker (m[=e]k"[~e]r);
> > > superl. Meekest.] [OE. mek, meoc; akin to Icel. mj[=u]kr
> > > mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth. mukam[=o]dei
> > > gentleness.]
> > > 1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient
> > > under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful;
> > > forbearing; submissive.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > Now the man Moses was very meek. --Num. xii. 3.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > 2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by
> > > mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. "Her
> > > meek prayer." --Chaucer.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > Syn: Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming;
> > > humble. See Gentle.
> > > [1913 Webster] Meek
> > >http://freedictionary.org/?Query=meek&button=Search
>
> > > Weak \Weak\ (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. Weaker (w[=e]k"[~e]r);
> > > superl. Weakest.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek,
> > > Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft,
> > > pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen
> > > in Icel. v[imac]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[imac]can to
> > > yield, give way, G. weichen, OHG. w[imac]hhan, akin to Skr.
> > > vij, and probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr.
> > > e'i`kein to yield, give way. [root]132. Cf. Week, Wink,
> > > v. i. Vicissitude.]
> > > Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical,
> > > moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically:
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor;
> > > spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > To think every thing disputable is a proof of a
> > > weak mind and captious temper. --Beattie.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > Origen was never weak enough to imagine that
> > > there were two Gods. --Waterland.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment,
> > > discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > If evil thence ensue,
> > > She first his weak indulgence will accuse.
> > > --Milton.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided
> > > or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but
> > > not to doubtful disputations. --Rom. xiv. 1.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion,
> > > etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome;
> > > accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak
> > > virtue.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > Guard thy heart
> > > On this weak side, where most our nature fails.
> > > --Addison.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties;
> > > a weak sense of honor of duty.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force
> > > of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument
> > > or case. "Convinced of his weak arguing." --Milton.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in.
> > > --Hooker.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak
> > > sentence; a weak style.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be
> > > prevalent; not potent; feeble. "Weak prayers." --Shak.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not
> > > wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in
> > > the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation;
> > > as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
> > > [1913 Webster]
>
> > > I must make fair weather yet awhile,
> > > Till Henry be more weak, and I more strong.
> > > --Shak.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > > (k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a
> > > weak market.
> > > [1913 Webster]
> > >http://freedictionary.org/?Query=weak&button=Search
>
> > > On 7 Okt., 21:20, Doris Ragland <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > weak-as someone being meek
>
> > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:07 AM, frantheman <[email protected]
> > > >wrote:
>
> > > > > I have trouble understanding what is meant by the term "weak
> > > > > character." In my experience, it is usually used as a (derogatory)
> > > > > judgement by one person with respect to another.
>
> > > > > Francis
>
> > > > > On 7 Okt., 14:07, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > I think therapy and related band-aids are a way to justify our weak-
> > > > > > wills. Whether blaming our childhood or Original Sin, it's easier to
> > > > > > construct a drama than admit we were stupid or had a weak
> > > character.//
> > > > > > Definitely think most men are stronger than women in muscle strength
> > > > > > (pickle jar test) but God had a sense of humor and divided their
> > > > > > brains for most of their lives allowing women to develop wiles and
> > > the
> > > > > > arts of calculation. :-)
>
> > > > > > On Oct 6, 2:59 pm, Matthijs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > (It's called therapy)
>
> > > > > > > On 6 okt, 16:51, Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Is it possible to force somebody to an action against their
> > > will?-
> > > > > Hide quoted text -
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