Hi Margaret, I have to appologize for being a very bad story teller. You don't want to hear me try to tell a joke, either.
I think the point of the story is that there is a lot of egoism in all that humility business.(I am a rich sucessful man. Look how great I am, and even I'm saying I'm not worthy. Who is this beggar woman to say that she is not worthy? Only one as great as I can impress people by saying so.) I wasn't sure if it was relevant. Your discussion made me think of the story, so I thought I' dshare it to see if it resonated with anyone else. I appologize again if it is irrelevant. Regards, Steve On Friday, January 04, 2008, at 11:41AM, "Margaret Warren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >so is she worthy because she's already small, meek and >a beggar? or because she's a woman? >I think you could change this to 'man' and the mayor could >still say the same thing. > > taken in context, in that time period is it just that >women, because they are women are more worthy just >because they are women and it's men that really have >to do all the work to become worthy... >I rather think it has to do with the fact that she's small, >meek and beggar and would already be worthy - >and less about the fact that she's a woman. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Steven Peterson >> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:44 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [MD] Taoism >> >> >> Hi Marsha, Margaret, Ron, SA, >> >> >> >So Laotzu is addressing a group >> >of men and telling them to "be humble, to be empty, to be >> low, to allow >> >the subtle, invisible," and Marsha thinks it would be ridiculous to >> >have him address a group of women in this way. >> >> I remember a story about a religious ceremony that I'll try >> to retell briefly... >> >> The town mayor walks proudly up to the altar, falls to his >> knees and says, "Oh, God, I am not worthy, I am dirt, I am >> nothing." Then the richest man in town strides to the altar, >> lies on the floor and says, "Oh, God, I am not worthy, Iam >> dirt, I am nothing." Then a small meek beggar woman approches >> the altar and kneals saying, "Oh, God, I am not worthy, I am >> dirt, I am noting." >> >> The mayor nudges the rich man and whispers, "hey, who does >> she think she is saying she's not worthy?!!" >> >> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1209 - Release >> Date: 1/4/2008 12:05 PM >> >> > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1209 - Release Date: 1/4/2008 >12:05 PM > > > >Moq_Discuss mailing list >Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >Archives: >http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
