Perhaps it is foolish of me to assume that joy exists anywhere outside of my own sphere, Marsha, and yet sometimes, like the sun peeking through the clouds, I see signs of it.
But I'll take your word for it. John On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:33 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > Let me rewrite that properly: > > > The promise of joy existing somewhere else is very foolish. > > > Marsha > > > > > On Jan 7, 2010, at 5:30 AM, MarshaV wrote: > > > > > John, > > > > The promise of betterment existing someplace is very foolish. > > > > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 6, 2010, at 1:11 PM, John Carl wrote: > > > >> Marsha, > >> > >> I have to go work, but I'll sit down tonite and let my fingers fly over > the > >> passages promised. > >> > >> In the meantime, to whet your appetite... > >> > >> "in New England, if you are moody, you may wish to take a long walk out > of > >> doors, but that is not possible at or even at most seasons. Nature may > not > >> be permitted to comfort you. In California, unless you are afraid of > the > >> rain, nature welcomes you at almost any time. The union of the man and > the > >> visible universe is free, is entirely unchecked by any hostility on the > part > >> of nature, and is such as easily fills one's mind with wealth of warm > >> experience. > >> > >> > >> Now I must feel that such tendencies are of vast importance, not merely > >> today, but for all time. They are tendencies whose moral significance > in > >> the life of California is of course both good and evil, since man's > >> relations with nature are, in general, a neutral material upon which > ethical > >> relations may be based. If you are industrious, this intimacy with > nature > >> mean constant cooperation, a cooperation never interrupted by frozen > ground > >> and deep snow. If you tend to idleness, nature's kindliness may make > you > >> all more indolent, and indolence is a possible enough vice with the > dwellers > >> of all mild climates. If you are morally careless, nature encourages > your > >> freedom." > >> > >> > >> Mea Culpa, > >> > >> John > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 2:09 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> On Jan 5, 2010, at 12:12 PM, John Carl wrote: > >>> > >>>> I'm reading Royce's history of California right now and boy does he > have > >>>> some interesting insight into the way an environment forms the > individual > >>>> and society. Reading his description of the attitude you get from > living > >>> in > >>>> a place that isn't trying to kill you half the year is quite amazing. > >>> His > >>>> description fits me to a "T", and his contrast with the New England > >>>> Individualist and the California individualist made for some > fascinating > >>>> reading that I'm itching to share with Marsha. > >>>> > >>>> Lessee, it's gonna be 62 degrees today, I hope the rest of y'all are > >>> keeping > >>>> warm where you're at. > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi John, > >>> > >>> I'm interested. > >>> > >>> > >>> Marsha > >>> > >>> p.s. The high temperature here today was 24-degrees. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________________________________ > >>> > >>> Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> 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/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... > > > > > > > > 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/
