Quote of the day

Dagney · 01-03-2007, 11:25 AM

Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else.
You are the one who gets burned.

Gotama Buddha

xoxoxoBruce · 01-03-2007, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

The only gift is a portion of thyself.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

I find this true. And yet ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

...and yet the story of The Giving Tree leaves me conflicted. I am uneasy reading the story, casting myself in the role of the tree. Am I codependent? An enabler? A crippler? Or merely leaning back from the abyss, frightened by my own mortality?

Dogs and people are pack animals, not to be confused with herd animals, and thrive on the give and take of the pack.

The tree gave and received and it made him happy. We may think the tree got the short end of the bargain, but as long as the tree was satisfied, who are we to judge.

looks to me like a parent, child, relationship. The parent constantly giving to the child and receiving pleasure and satisfaction from doing so. Who am I to judge?

01-03-2007, 11:25 AM	#1
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned. Gotama Buddha __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)