tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post5342777322152358656..comments2023-04-04T09:49:49.640-04:00Comments on What I'm Thinking Today: The Value of a Personawitchtryinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626760512365562043noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-29532581650850656652010-09-15T00:01:34.530-04:002010-09-15T00:01:34.530-04:00YogaSavy- I missed your comment at first, I apolog...YogaSavy- I missed your comment at first, I apologize. I have to point out, though, that we ARE some of the great writers, poets, and philosophers of our world. We may not be on the shelves of any libraries but we come here and bravely pick apart our lives, bearing our experiences of the human condition. We wonder at the whys of the way we think, act, feel... To me, this is the deepest form of philosophy- to pick oneself apart. And as for writing and poetry, we wouldn't come here if not for the drive to write- to communicate in that way. And your writing is very poetic! So thank you, and I do love the fact that I'm surrounded by books, that is such a comfort. But it's also a great comfort to be surrounded by great people (like you!) who are here now, figuring all this stuff called life out with me.awitchtryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626760512365562043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-34077756312044179272010-09-14T12:08:15.499-04:002010-09-14T12:08:15.499-04:00So true! We simply could not function as a society...So true! We simply could not function as a society without people doing all these "menial" jobs. And what's really important to realize is that there are no menial people. Who we are is not strictly defined by how we get our money. I think the people who define themselves by that are those who get a lot of money for what they do. Thanks for stopping by!awitchtryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626760512365562043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-32344040204359071822010-09-14T09:47:43.890-04:002010-09-14T09:47:43.890-04:00The value of a person - I think your last few sent...The value of a person - I think your last few sentences sum this up for me. I can always remember having this discussion at school when a teacher asked us who was of more value - a solicitor or a binman. The common answer was the solicitor as he was better educated/better paid/higher up on the social scale. My arguement was ah yes but society could survive without solicitors, I wonder how long we would last without our refuge collectors.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-80120387393673449852010-09-13T22:20:56.463-04:002010-09-13T22:20:56.463-04:00Melissa my last sentence ( did not come out right)...Melissa my last sentence ( did not come out right) about being amongst poets( i do not consider myself one ) etc ... is that since you work in a library you are surrounded by the great writers, poets, philosophers and so on.... and that no one take away from you.... You are beautiful just the way you are!Savira Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463773284421101573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-3575596225309815102010-09-13T19:52:07.281-04:002010-09-13T19:52:07.281-04:00Thanks so much! Didn't Janis Joplin say, "...Thanks so much! Didn't Janis Joplin say, "Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got."? Who we are is what it all comes down to. When we love ourselves, that's a beautiful and comforting thing.awitchtryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626760512365562043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-69017928773715423652010-09-13T15:44:04.565-04:002010-09-13T15:44:04.565-04:00amazing post! loved it all but this line really ...amazing post! loved it all but this line really resonated ~ I know that who I am is something (indeed, the only thing) that can never be taken from me. So true...Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675100680394283646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-3742414882633507122010-09-13T15:32:49.749-04:002010-09-13T15:32:49.749-04:00Myrna- I am honored to consider you a friend. I&#...Myrna- I am honored to consider you a friend. I've been so surprised by the affection I feel for my friends here on this blog. We share our hearts here and it's connecting, humbling, and beautiful. University of Life, I LOVE that! I attend there as well. I would love to take some college courses but nothing makes me feel the need or desire to have a degree. When we're free to study whatever we want, and there's so much to learn, why spend all that time and energy on things you don't want to know?<br /><br />YogaSavy- You always share such great things! This comment is humbling (there's that word again). I wish more people felt this way but I believe that as you and I and Myrna and other beautiful, loving people learn to embrace ourselves and thereby all else, more and more people will wake up to this, if only because it FEELS better. I am honored to join you as one of the "philosophers, poets, writers, creators of the world"! You rock too!!awitchtryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626760512365562043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-76357783012036645512010-09-13T13:43:42.385-04:002010-09-13T13:43:42.385-04:00Melissa this was excellent post. I look for the so...Melissa this was excellent post. I look for the soul of the self of the person I am friendly with. What you do is of no importance to me and should not be to others. Who you and what you can offer from your heart is important. You stand above all those that stand back when you tell them what you do.... The irony of it all is that YOU are amongst the many philosophers, poets, writers, creators of the world! <br />You rock my dear!Savira Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463773284421101573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117228672516231239.post-47822917843316387822010-09-13T13:05:09.581-04:002010-09-13T13:05:09.581-04:00Funny, I just wrote a long, drawn out response to ...Funny, I just wrote a long, drawn out response to your wonderful post and I lost it. That's life, we must let go.<br /><br />The gist of what I said was that I admire your honesty and courage. That I strive for authenticiy myself, and that I hope you consider me one of those friends who accept you for the lovely person you are, though I'm just on the net.<br /><br />I have a good formal education. But what I attend is the University of Life and am learning voraciously.<br /><br />This was a really good post. Thanks.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.com