tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9720805.post111556358481389372..comments2023-08-06T02:37:46.598-07:00Comments on History Repeats, Pendulums Swing, there has to be Another Option: Talk about me OR talk about youDavid Malouf --http://www.blogger.com/profile/13756209137101502564noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9720805.post-1115694497425376722005-05-09T20:08:00.000-07:002005-05-09T20:08:00.000-07:00"the most universal experience" - I must say . . ...."the most universal experience" - I must say . . . YIKES! Then I must retract that emotional outburst and say, "Is that true or is that what your world-view affords you?"<BR/><BR/>The Auca Indians of Ecuador (no, that is NOT some made-up tribe from a Dr. Suess book!) had children who never complained and never whined. It wasn't their culture to do so.<BR/><BR/>Masochists (sp? - people who like pain) see pain as opposite of non-Masochists (a.k.a. "normal people"). Who is "right"?<BR/><BR/>Pain and the relationship one sees between pain, the cause of pain, and the self (the direct object of pain) is fully subjective.<BR/><BR/>No?David Malouf --https://www.blogger.com/profile/13756209137101502564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9720805.post-1115674763857167062005-05-09T14:39:00.000-07:002005-05-09T14:39:00.000-07:00But what about pain? Isn't it a valid and importa...But what about pain? Isn't it a valid and important experience? In fact, it seems like it might be the most universal experience. <BR/><BR/>I do take your encouragement because I have a tendancy to dwell on the painful. We are to live thankful. I need to grow in that area.<BR/><BR/>ThanksBrett Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003366143208563349noreply@blogger.com