Comments on: Further thoughts on Moderation (From Mel) http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2006/07/25/further-thoughts-on-moderation-from-mel/ Thoughts on the Journey Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:01:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: steve http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2006/07/25/further-thoughts-on-moderation-from-mel/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 steve Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:11:13 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2006/07/25/further-thoughts-on-moderation-from-mel/#comment-1152 As a current parent who distinctly recalls the reaction from my parents as I took on new understanding and values through my years of enlightenment and conversion - I would suggest we all begin by embracing the wonderful mosaic of mankind and womenkind that fills this earth. If we all thought alike and shared all the same values life would become boring and the concept of one body with many parts would be meaningless. Its been said - if we were both alike one of us wouldn't be needed. Something drove this dentist to study what he did. Maybe it was an internal drive maybe a desire to help people improve their oral hygenie, (many problems arise from poor oral hygenie - health and social) or maybe his parents pushed him in that direction. But regardless of how he ended up there - he gives what he has to give. Each of us gives what we have to give - and that is honest living. My mother didn't know how to handle my becoming a vegetarian and in a desire to feed and please, as all mothers do out of love and concern, she did what she knew and made a lot of pasta with plain tomato sauce. You have now been given a gift and a blessing by someone who was moved by your Peace Corp commitment and wish to give. He gave what he had to give. Your going to the Peace Corp is in an effort and desire to give what you have to give - time, knowledge, a strong back, encouragement. Give it freely, happily and with a big beautiful smile. Steve As a current parent who distinctly recalls the reaction from my parents as I took on new understanding and values through my years of enlightenment and conversion - I would suggest we all begin by embracing the wonderful mosaic of mankind and womenkind that fills this earth. If we all thought alike and shared all the same values life would become boring and the concept of one body with many parts would be meaningless.
Its been said - if we were both alike one of us wouldn’t be needed.
Something drove this dentist to study what he did. Maybe it was an internal drive maybe a desire to help people improve their oral hygenie, (many problems arise from poor oral hygenie - health and social) or maybe his parents pushed him in that direction. But regardless of how he ended up there - he gives what he has to give.
Each of us gives what we have to give - and that is honest living.
My mother didn’t know how to handle my becoming a vegetarian and in a desire to feed and please, as all mothers do out of love and concern, she did what she knew and made a lot of pasta with plain tomato sauce.
You have now been given a gift and a blessing by someone who was moved by your Peace Corp commitment and wish to give. He gave what he had to give.
Your going to the Peace Corp is in an effort and desire to give what you have to give - time, knowledge, a strong back, encouragement. Give it freely, happily and with a big beautiful smile.

Steve

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