That's nice RP, thanks for sharing! :P
On Nov 8, 12:14 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > There is no collective me or we , rather there is our maker who is also our > resting place. > > > > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:39 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am I the only one in whose world the I and the YOU don't add up to a > > collective ME or we? > > > Simple, yes. Simple for simplicity reasons, no. My best answer. > > > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:43 AM, James Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 'Why do we succumb to self seeking insanity? How do we resolve the > > > conflicting, amplified emotions within us to restore sanity?' > > > > My best answers to how have come in seeking and stumbling on why. The > > > only things that come to mind are two imperatives: > > > > -We must choose as though we were free to do so. > > > -We must interpret as though meaning can be derived from the > > > apparently senseless chaos. > > > > And again 'why', because that's what we do, because we can. > > > > 'chop wood carry water' > > > > On 11/3/10, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Last weekend, Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity drew millions of > > >> participants in cities all over the world while Stewart himself, led > > >> the effort in Washington DC with a few hundred thousand in attendance, > > >> asking everyone to “take it down a notch for America.” He did so with > > >> the hope for an end to the partisan bickering and oppositional > > >> rhetoric that prevents collaboration necessary for the efficacy and > > >> success of the nation. > > > >> Stewart’s colleague, Steven Colbert, provided the counterpoint with > > >> his “Rally to Restore Fear,” providing the comic (if not juvenile) > > >> relief. Stewart’s closing remarks were a plea for prevailing sanity: > > >> “This was not a rally to ridicule people of faith or people of > > >> activism or to look down our noses at the heartland or passionate > > >> argument or to suggest that times are not difficult and that we have > > >> nothing to fear. They are and we do. But we live now in hard times, > > >> not end times. And we can have animus and not be enemies. .. If we > > >> amplify everything we hear nothing. “ > > > >> Fear is the core issue behind violence, jealousy, bigotry, anger, > > >> depression, greed, hatred, lies, insecurity or obsessive worry, just > > >> to name a few. When fear is managed it is a vital, effective life > > >> saving response which is critical to self preservation. It is vitally > > >> important to discern what appropriate and inappropriate fear is, as > > >> well managed fear can and will protect us, and unmanaged fear can > > >> destroy us. > > > >> What is our tendency to seek experience that amplifies our emotion, > > >> especially fear? Why do we keep feeding this tendency while knowing > > >> that it takes us beyond the parameters of sanity? > > > >> Sociologist Tim Hallett of Indiana University asks: “How does an > > >> inkling of anger develop into a blind rage? How does a little > > >> happiness evolve into bliss?...I argue that interaction serves both as > > >> a stimulus to evoke emotional responses, and as a conduit for > > >> emotional feedback and amplification. ” Emotional interactions left > > >> unmanaged seek the further interaction needed for further arousal and > > >> emotional amplification. What becomes unmanaged emotion blinds us > > >> from possibility, and takes us beyond sane mental states. In the > > >> words of Jon Stewart, “Sanity will always be and has always been in > > >> the eye of the beholder. To see you here today and the kind of people > > >> that you are has restored mine. Thank you." > > > >> Why do we succumb to self seeking insanity? How do we resolve the > > >> conflicting, amplified emotions within us to restore sanity? > > > >> What do YOU think? > > > > -- > > > Please do not put me on forwarding lists or submit my address to cute > > > online greetings or anything else for that matter. If you must, please > > > forward me in BCC and send me a link to cute greetings. Many thanks!- > > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
