Dear oh dear some of the people on this live journal caper are really wacky you know, so much abuse and cheek have I copped from some of these people that I dont know if I should keep on or not
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I "reckon" that life in a beautiful cage is still life in a cage, and that no matter how richly endowed, a life lacking choice is inhumane. "Being well taken care of" is, outside of a very select group of socialites and debutantes, not the common human dream. Being self-empowered and having the ability to create and live the life you want, that's the common dream. I mean, just read any teenager's journal - they're all yearning for independence, not health benefits
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I think i'd agree with all that except maybe to point out that conditions in those days were a lot harder for everyone so that should be factored into the equation.
I studied the period first out of interest, and then in school.
And yes, conditions were harder for everyone back then, but there were people sleeping on silk sheets and eating a varied diet, wearing shoes and wiping their noses on lace-edged handkerchiefs, and then there were people sleeping with a minimum of bedclothing made of the roughest and most-worn down material, eating an unbalanced and monotonous diet, without anything approaching what you might call healthcare, much less comfort. Yeah, they didn't have central air conditioning back then, but it still seems only reasonable to understand that those who were the masters had the period's equivalent of Ritz-Carlton lifestyles, while those imprisoned under them by law and with no hope of escape were living on a standard not much higher - and sometimes lower - than today's urban homeless.
Another point in the book was that all the good care they received at the hands of their masters stultified their work ethic, what do you reckon about that?
I am surprised that you would use such language. If people would simply be kind and realize that under our skin, we are essentially the same, there would be no racism.
There are bad people in the world, I realize. But ugliness transcends racial boundaries. As does good.
You might want to reflect on your attitude toward your own self and see if the racism you seem to be showing in this post comes from a lonely place inside.
Jesus said, "Love your neighbor as yourself" I suppose we can learn from this that we must first learn to love ourselves before we can possibly know how to love others.
I would much appreciate being removed from your friend's list. You added this journal within minutes of it being created so I know you didn't do it because I seemed interesting, or any of the other reasons you've given. This is a shadow journal, it's rarely, if ever, updated and all the posts are private.
I would be very happy if my wish for this journal to remain anonymous and unnoticed was respected.
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I think i'd agree with all that except maybe to point out that conditions in those days were a lot harder for everyone so that should be factored into the equation.
Why did you study the period? interest or school?
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And yes, conditions were harder for everyone back then, but there were people sleeping on silk sheets and eating a varied diet, wearing shoes and wiping their noses on lace-edged handkerchiefs, and then there were people sleeping with a minimum of bedclothing made of the roughest and most-worn down material, eating an unbalanced and monotonous diet, without anything approaching what you might call healthcare, much less comfort. Yeah, they didn't have central air conditioning back then, but it still seems only reasonable to understand that those who were the masters had the period's equivalent of Ritz-Carlton lifestyles, while those imprisoned under them by law and with no hope of escape were living on a standard not much higher - and sometimes lower - than today's urban homeless.
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I am surprised that you would use such language. If people would simply be kind and realize that under our skin, we are essentially the same, there would be no racism.
There are bad people in the world, I realize. But ugliness transcends racial boundaries. As does good.
You might want to reflect on your attitude toward your own self and see if the racism you seem to be showing in this post comes from a lonely place inside.
Jesus said, "Love your neighbor as yourself" I suppose we can learn from this that we must first learn to love ourselves before we can possibly know how to love others.
Something to reflect on.
Cheers!
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Cheers.
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I would be very happy if my wish for this journal to remain anonymous and unnoticed was respected.
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