Ahhh...Ancient Wisdom still holds fast....

[seandiablo]

To give a person one's opinion and correct his faults is an important thing. It is compassionate and comes first in matters of service. But the way of doing this is extremely difficult. To discover the good and bad points of a person is an easy thing, and to give an opinion concerning them is easy, too. For the most part, people think that they are

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[jenny_gould]

Thank you for posting this, as it proved most useful explaining to my companion.

[seandiablo]

You are quite welcome, and I hope it was useful.

[poisonprong]

sounds like trouble in feudal-era japan, my bklyn samurai.

;)

if i'm understanding you clearly here, then what you're talking about is very similar to my attitude about art AND science - are you exploring/pushing to share, grow, and change, or is it all just a game of king-of-the-mountain?

been thinking of you lately. hope you're smiling.

[seandiablo]

I'm all about pushing that magical Personal Growth Envelope, in hopes that I will continue to grow and learn about myself, my surroundings, and the ripples that each and every one of us make in this world.

The part that I always find myself tripping out on the most, is how easily I can be humbled by events that have absolutely nothing to do with me - things that shake up my friends (or even people I have never met) seem to widen my gaze more often than not.

I'm with you on the idea of using knowledge/wisdom such as this as an attitudinal barometer for art, science, and what-have-you. Almost all of the my own personal philosophies have become a hodge-podge of similar ideas pertaining to old-school thought like this.

That being said, I'm certainly NOT playing a game of King-Of-The-Mountain*. My mountain is my mountain. Obviously - I am already The King of IT. ;)

*Unless of course someone wants to come and try to climb my mountain, which would be silly - everyone has their own mountain to explore.

[poisonprong]

no, of course you aren't. i meant the rhetorical "you." ;)

[called_salt]

thanks for the reminder.