I agree. I guess if you want to be treated well you behave well. What is the "mystery"? And yes, life is now more casual- esp. with the blue jean era, etc. Of course, you must have spirit to go along with manners or you might be taken advantage of- not everyone has your best interests at heart. I suppose this is tricky and hard for me to explain. I'll think more about it. :-)
On Apr 13, 6:13 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Respect is something that must be taught. I learnt it the hard way > from my dad. I am teaching it to my own kids in rather an easir > mannor. But you are right OM, not everybody has it and not everybody > dervese to be shown it. So what does Rigsy mean I wonder? > > On Apr 13, 12:27 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > rigsy....how does that work?...if you don't mind? > > Thanks > > > On Apr 12, 5:31 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I am not writing about phony etiquette but one that is based on > > > respect and order- yes, one that is sincere. > > > > On Apr 11, 8:30 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Sadly, etiquette, similar to most social niceties is but a lie...a > > > > form acted upon mechanically and not actually meant. In this vein, > > > > *IF* 'we' leave earth, 'we' will be taking the same weaknesses with us > > > > elsewhere...the weaknesses that have produced perpetual wars and the > > > > drive to reduce taxes to the state where education is crippled almost > > > > to the extent as to be unrecognizable. > > > > In this way, consciousness and our self knowledge and clarification of > > > > same are the most important aspects for survival...not just avoidance > > > > and 'escape'. > > > > > On Apr 11, 4:36 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Free speech or cheap talk? The breakdown of etiquette has had a > > > > > negative impact on society and I have never thought a mob charming. > > > > > > I think universal draft should be reinstituted- for both sexes- after > > > > > highschool- except for those who wish to teach or perform some > > > > > volunteer work that requires additional training/education. I haven't > > > > > worked out the details...yet! :-) > > > > > > On Apr 9, 2:14 pm, malcymo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > With regard to whether or not society is progressing. Is not > > > > > > scientific advance just altering the playing field? > > > > > > > Europeans left for the Americas fo similar reasons to those that we > > > > > > feel are necessary to leave the earth, though perhaps not so > > > > > > pressing. > > > > > > > The fact that we discuss these matters in relation to the survival > > > > > > of > > > > > > nature rather than just a desire to get away must be considered > > > > > > progress, musn't it. > > > > > > > ALSO:- > > > > > > > Within the last 200 – 300 years our lords and masters made perhaps > > > > > > one > > > > > > of the most courageous decisions which left them open to the > > > > > > powerful > > > > > > criticism of public opinion; they decide to educate all; enable > > > > > > everyone to read and write. The enormity of this step, albeit an > > > > > > enforced step, is difficult for us to conceive because we have known > > > > > > nothing other than our right to free speech. > > > > > > > Yes society does still act with hubris often motivated emotively by > > > > > > insecurities but the right to free speech among a large proportion > > > > > > of > > > > > > society must indicate a move forward. > > > > > > > Giving your population that right would be equivalent in magnitude > > > > > > to > > > > > > dissolving ones armed forces, would it not? > > > > > > > Malc > > > > > > > On Apr 10, 2:53 am, Chuck Bowling <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 3:05 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, Chuck. Welcome aboard! > > > > > > > > > A common worry of animals- predator and prey. Humans have more > > > > > > > > categories of panic, don't they? > > > > > > > > I don't know. I'm not really clear on what 'categories of panic' > > > > > > > means. As I > > > > > > > understand it there are two reactions to fear - fight or flight. > > > > > > > Typically > > > > > > > in humans the higher functions of the brain shut down and allow > > > > > > > the more > > > > > > > primitive instincts to take over. In effect, in a raw survival > > > > > > > situation, we > > > > > > > become little more than animals ourselves. > > > > > > > > Of course there are different levels of anxiety with panic being > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > extreme. But, even there we aren't any different in the actual > > > > > > > feeling of > > > > > > > anxiety. I would hazard a guess that the only difference would be > > > > > > > in the way > > > > > > > we internalize our anxiety after the fact. > > > > > > > > As to my reply to the previous post; of course it was a joke. I > > > > > > > doubt > > > > > > > animals think much about jesus or god. If anything, I'd imagine > > > > > > > that they > > > > > > > see us as their gods. > > > > > > > > > This evening I heard a rattle on the driveway gate and I opened > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > door to see if a neighbor child was retrieving a ball that had > > > > > > > > flown > > > > > > > > over the fence. A fierce slap of wings and a huge bird took > > > > > > > > off- an > > > > > > > > eagle?- so quickly, I couldn't identify it plus I slammed the > > > > > > > > door in > > > > > > > > fear. Maybe it was an eagle who knows about the rabbits and > > > > > > > > other > > > > > > > > critters. It's always something! :-) > > > > > > > > > On Apr 8, 11:14 pm, Chuck <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Apr 7, 7:34 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > to know what the animals think of us humans!!! > > > > > > > > > > They're thinking "don't eat me. oh jezus god, please don't > > > > > > > > > eat me!"- 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 -
