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souderwan

A Return From Meditation...

Apr 30, 2007 11:29

I know it’s been a while since you’ve seen a “real” entry from me. What’s worse is you might be under the impression that I’m ending my self-imposed silence because I have something profound to say. I’m sorry to disappoint, but that won’t be the case.

Why nothing profound? Well, that’s actually what I’ve been mulling over for some time now. Of ( Read more... )

thoughts

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little_oracle April 30 2007, 15:43:23 UTC

*applause*

this entire entry, in itself, was quite profound.

thank you so much for sharing this.

souderwan May 1 2007, 00:25:09 UTC

Thank you. I'm glad you found it more profound than I did. ;)

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Re: A truer thing was never said souderwan May 1 2007, 00:40:59 UTC

Over here, 11 is getting challenging as righteous indignation has set in. Had to try to explain to the Youth the other day that enslaving white people to make up for black slavery really wouldn't do anyone any good. He was so indignant that he couldn't get past the wrong that was done in the past to try to see what good could be done in the future. The whole two wrongs don't make a right thing wasn't getting through. Maybe it's hormones. :p *chuckle* I'm not so sure it's hormonal. I've read several child psychology journals that imply that preteens tend to possess binary thinking. Essentially, they tend to see things in terms of "right and "wrong" and they have a keen sense of binary justice--eye for an eye, so to speak. You might find this article interesting ( ... )

HI SOUNDERWANHG anonymous April 30 2007, 22:31:21 UTC

im not sure about don imam

but,

i agree thta married hearts shouldnt be engaged to minds or whatevr . cuz frnakly its j ust wrong. i believe that homogenis (thati s man and man or girl plus girl, also man and sheep andfn that kind of thing i gues i really dunno lol) relaitionships dontb elong in humans beings. so ya i agree

alos i think u meant "profanity". u kept sayin "profundity" bro. np just loookin out for ya

keep up the grate work this wias a good use ofi tnernet technologies

imdoobibatably, starPWNER

oqidaun May 1 2007, 00:59:42 UTC

Profundity must run in the family. Mini-Me sounds like quite the little thinker.

Brilliant post.

souderwan May 3 2007, 00:54:18 UTC

Thanks, Oqi. He really is much smarter than I'll ever be. :)

geo4real May 1 2007, 13:08:45 UTC

I can't help thinking that it's futile to search for depth of intellect, meaning or insight in a medium (television) that is designed for mass dissemination of information and mass consumption of entertainment. By its very nature, anything aimed at the masses has to target the lowest common denominator of interest, awareness, and education. When information is passed in a time-limited fashion, depth is impossible. When too much time is given, as when 24-hour news channels have to fill up thier alloted time with programming, repetition of the vivid images and news headlines takes precedence over thoughtful analysis.

Let's face it, if mass consumerism is the goal of cour society, independent thought and profound insight are not beneficial to it. As always, the exploration of - the insistance on - alternatives is up to courageous and clear-thinking individuals. May we all raise our children to think for themselves as you are doing.

souderwan May 3 2007, 01:00:09 UTC

I can't help thinking that it's futile to search for depth of intellect, meaning or insight in a medium (television) that is designed for mass dissemination of information and mass consumption of entertainment. By its very nature, anything aimed at the masses has to target the lowest common denominator of interest, awareness, and education. When information is passed in a time-limited fashion, depth is impossible. When too much time is given, as when 24-hour news channels have to fill up thier alloted time with programming, repetition of the vivid images and news headlines takes precedence over thoughtful analysis. But that's sort of what I bemoan, honestly. Why is it time-limited? So that we can get back to watching the latest episode of "My name is Earl ( ... )

geo4real May 3 2007, 01:34:28 UTC

"We still have that today, but it's a shadow of what it once was. Now, even though they all know that virtually no one listens to those weekly radio addresses, they still go on doing them. What's worse is that they don't use that little-listened-to medium to communicate anything of substance. Instead, it is used as an opportunity to fire a few more sound bites off ( ... )

Sorry I missed this! doh! souderwan May 7 2007, 14:04:39 UTC

I agree that our government uses “that little listened-to” medium in the way you describe, but the fact is that radio, and particularly public radio, is an incredible medium for interesting, timely, authoritative and well balanced news and analysis.

Oh, I agree that public radio can be wonderful. But if a tree falls in the forrest, but no one is there to hear it, does it really matter? The people who typically consume public radio are typically the same people who tend to inform themselves about issues. The "masses" get most of their info from the various TV news programs or--gasp!--Stephen Colbert.

But I like to think that there are enclaves of “the rest of us,” who make our own judgments, pick and choose our media very carefully, and make a point of using what economic power and personal influence we have to support anything that we believe has true value. In a market economy, we do have choice. But I do often wonder whether perhaps it’s about time for the pendulum to swing back in the direction of activism.Yes, there are "the ( ... )