Challenged

Apr 06, 2007 16:14

I went with friends to see Elie Wiesel in Charlotte give a talk entitled "Against Indifference." He was very professorial, and quiet spoken, and also very moving. The perfect example of someone who can explain why anger is a good and powerful tool for change, and why hate is not that. As one would expect before he was finished I felt he threw ( Read more... )

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Fragile? ciordia9 April 12 2007, 16:02:13 UTC
You fragile? No way! You're no glass man. The Scottish side will have none of that! :P

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Fragile anonymous April 16 2007, 01:32:17 UTC
Dude, y'know that you don't have to be doing the physical aspects of yoga to be practicing it. What you described is pretty close to what I understand of yoga. Self evaluation, humbleness in the face of it all, self realisation, all those big word hitters. The thing is, it doesn't matter how you are, you just are. It's you underneath it all regardless of how others or indeed how we perceive ourselves. It's all just illusion. So don't beat yourself up. As that famous enlightened yogi, Spock, always said - live long and prosper.

Crazzy guy.

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Re: Fragile naughtomaton April 16 2007, 13:40:20 UTC
Oh, I'm not beating myself up. I'm embracing the opportunity to change.

Humbleness is going to be a challenge, but I'll see what I can do :)

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