tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post844382170944457213..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Be Generous to the Human ConditionNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-21106773712228227702009-12-15T12:30:21.907-08:002009-12-15T12:30:21.907-08:00I took that photo out at my grandparent's plac...I took that photo out at my grandparent's place in Penn. during a garage cleanup. It really struck me, and still does. <br /><br />NNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-84362663259604645762009-12-15T11:31:29.630-08:002009-12-15T11:31:29.630-08:00It's the photo that I can't help but comme...It's the photo that I can't help but comment on. Who chose the softest, most feminine color for an industrial metal thing? And yes, they do look like worms - the steel tries to immitate squirming organic life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418520448563256081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-48276635566555949612009-12-14T15:56:29.331-08:002009-12-14T15:56:29.331-08:00That simple sentence, "Be generous to the hum...That simple sentence, "Be generous to the human condition," stuck me with its elegant truth. Before we rail on others, we must appreciate the ignorance, weakness, and fallibility in us all.<br /><br />It made me think about how we might say about animals, "Oh, she can't help it, she's just a cat." We forgive our pets and focus on their admirable qualities. But we oftenYogaSpyhttp://www.yogaspy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-67821303952834316802009-12-14T07:26:51.317-08:002009-12-14T07:26:51.317-08:00Thanks, Bruce, for your comments. Feel free to sen...Thanks, Bruce, for your comments. Feel free to send the link to others you know who might be interested. The more people contemplating these issues, the better. <br /><br />Bows,<br />NathanNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-17555679513375102682009-12-13T16:13:09.676-08:002009-12-13T16:13:09.676-08:00I found your post profound. I was especially stru...I found your post profound. I was especially struck by how you moved from global to personal levels of responsibility.<br /><br />A friend and I discussed it extensively yesterday. I wish more people could read it and begin to understand the link between an individual's interaction with another and the state of the world today.<br /><br />Everything is related. Pay attention!<br /><br />Bruce Behnkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875074975889065524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-34337537581753640352009-12-12T16:28:29.789-08:002009-12-12T16:28:29.789-08:00thanks for visiting my space!
what a thoughtful a...thanks for visiting my space!<br /><br />what a thoughtful and interesting post. I agree with every word :)<br /><br />about the student- you never know where she may be and how your kind thoughts and words will affect her in the future.<br /><br />it was a good thing that you did. I constantly need to remind myself that I don't truly *know* how a person is feeling, what is going through Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-7376777196214989682009-12-12T05:23:19.026-08:002009-12-12T05:23:19.026-08:00Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Be generous to the human...Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!<br /><br />Be generous to the human condition. That is it.<br /><br />My teacher often says, "what if we just took war off the table?" His point is that human beings are so creative that we would easily come up with a better solution but, as you point out, for all sorts of reasons, we stay locked into our habitual thinking. We leave behind so many other - Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-81450766535570923792009-12-11T18:38:34.890-08:002009-12-11T18:38:34.890-08:00I do love this line "Be generous to the human...I do love this line "Be generous to the human condition". It is the essence of compassion and I like how it's short and sweet, a little slogan that you were able to remember when life's bumpy bits presented themselves.<br /><br />It reminds me of another phrase I've heard that I love that goes something like, "Be kind to every one you meet for they are all fighting ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-31564972832150851992009-12-11T11:32:57.471-08:002009-12-11T11:32:57.471-08:00First, I love the photo. Looks like some sort of m...First, I love the photo. Looks like some sort of metallic box of worms. Very cool. <br /><br />Second, I'm in almost complete agreement with your points here. We've become locked into that old way of thinking that only more war and military can put an end to violence. But we know that violence never creates peace, it only creates more violence. <br /><br />I think we absolutely need to Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688546442746669587noreply@blogger.com