John, Have I ever danced with a chemistry professor? And here start thinking to myself, 'How can I explain while saying as little as possible'. And then I realize that I really don't know what you're talking about and there's no way I can answer anyway.
Ultimately: not this - not that. Marsha -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Carl Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 12:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MD] Quality is Appreciation in Value I read it as an indictment Marsha because it is an indictment of myself - a way I think and objectify and put people into categories to be dissected and analyzed. Female people even moreso. Ultimately, we're all tramps under indictment. But in order for the dance to have meaning, we have to take up roles. Have YOU ever danced with a chemistry professor? OW, my feet. Cue laughtrack. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:46 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > That's most interesting, because I never thought of that quote as being an > indictment, but rather plain-spoken wisdom. And btw, they were both > tramps. > > > > Marsha > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Carl > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 11:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MD] Quality is Appreciation in Value > > Hey Andre, > > I'd also add that losing control, the unexpected, the arts, sensitivity and > an open mindedness are Not For Sissies - you have to be tough-minded to > examine yourself and your own weakness. > > Best example I can think of? Marsha's oft-quoted passage in Lila - the > indictment of the perfessor by the tramp. > > > > John: > > Metaphysics ain't for sissies. > > > > Andre: > > To be open for quality requires a sensitivity, an openness of mind. One > who > > is open for poetry, the arts, the weakness, the unexpected, the > unwilling, > > the unwanted, the overpowering, the release, the losing control, the > > intuition that says; 'take me'. > > > > Hardly the stuff for our tough minded business people, politicians, > > managers, military, police, judges, policy makers, bankers. > > > > Looking at this list...these are all the bastards that adhere and have an > > interest in adhering/maintaining the social PoV's. And aren't we all > > interested in that? > > > > Cute isn't it? > > > > Andre 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/
