tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5641775684218171839..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Remembering My DeathAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-57917572905641046242015-12-16T12:44:36.308-05:002015-12-16T12:44:36.308-05:00"Not by resisting suffering and pleasure but ..."Not by resisting suffering and pleasure but by equally opening the heart to both."<br /><br />You ended on such a beautiful line, Garce. Every time I get a glimpse of something that feels like wisdom to me, it runs along the lines of that sentence you wrote.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-73191547489220333822015-12-16T12:43:13.857-05:002015-12-16T12:43:13.857-05:00While I go off and think on what Silence Fiction w...While I go off and think on what Silence Fiction would be, I'll second your recommendation for Pump Six. Though I am confused about what you mean by "from a Thai view." As far as I know, Paolo Bacigalupi is American. I like that he typically includes a diverse set of characters in his work and that he uses a lot of different settings, though.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-48945887740786495332015-12-13T16:14:49.401-05:002015-12-13T16:14:49.401-05:00Hi Sachhi!
Looking back I think the tears were as...Hi Sachhi!<br /><br />Looking back I think the tears were as much as for ourselves as God. Its actually a very heart opening way of praying. I'm rethinking a lot of my ideas about religion these days.<br /><br />Garce<br />Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-88756457920724583082015-12-13T16:13:34.530-05:002015-12-13T16:13:34.530-05:00Many mystics like me would say this may be exactly...Many mystics like me would say this may be exactly what is happening in this universe.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-21124696155754563682015-12-13T16:12:36.023-05:002015-12-13T16:12:36.023-05:00"Science fiction" not "Silence Fict..."Science fiction" not "Silence Fiction." That might be a new genre.Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-53242483832633866562015-12-13T16:11:49.028-05:002015-12-13T16:11:49.028-05:00Oh - many religions. Its a wonderful image whethe...Oh - many religions. Its a wonderful image whether there's anythig true to it or not. You can't imagine the baggage behind that sentence I just wrote.<br /><br />I'm reading a book of short stories called "Pump Six" and enjoying it. I recommend it to anyone who likes smart Silence Fiction from a Thai view. I'm reading a story called "Yellow card Man" which kind of hits home.<br /><br />Garce<br /><br />Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76391666094896591982015-12-11T14:31:42.171-05:002015-12-11T14:31:42.171-05:00I haven't heard much about praying with tears ...I haven't heard much about praying with tears as a requirement, although individuals certainly do it on occasion. But tears do seem to have a place in religion, especially tears of blood reputedly seen on statues of saints. I knew I'd heard of such cases, so I Google "tears of blood," but I came up with so many instances that I gave up on being specific.<br /><br />If Greek mythology counts as religion these days, there's the case of Niobe, who cried incessantly after all her fourteen children were killed (by Apollo and Artemis as a punishment for Niobe belittling their mother Leda for only having two. Niobe finally went to Olympus to beg to be put out of her misery, so Zeus turned her into a rock, but even the rock kept on shedding tears.<br /><br />None of this pertains to your evocative story, Garce, but it does indicate that crying has been linked to multiple religions in various times and places. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-80373455339803163772015-12-09T10:02:32.837-05:002015-12-09T10:02:32.837-05:00And if what I said above is even remotely true, lo...And if what I said above is even remotely true, losing your virginity is more important than finding your way back. As far as we know, we only go around once in this body.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37395881121238637122015-12-09T09:55:01.189-05:002015-12-09T09:55:01.189-05:00What if an all-powerful being wanted to experience...What if an all-powerful being wanted to experience pain, pleasure, learning and physicality from an ignorant perspective? This being might instill its essence within ignorant species and let it fly. Dispossessed of itself, instilled with an evolutionary element. Just for the random quality it couldn't control. Maybe it's all a big cosmic dream.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-75064794377680942202015-12-09T06:50:53.182-05:002015-12-09T06:50:53.182-05:00I've never heard of a religion that advocated ...I've never heard of a religion that advocated praying with tears, Garce.<br /><br />But the notion of God suffering does resonate--suffering with us through all the growing pains--all those deaths. <br /> Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com