Intellectual prowess and wisdom are not always the same thing....

notes from no w here
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Sat Feb 21st, 2009 at 08:57:10 AM EST
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The wisdom part seems largely to consist of finally accepting things that you never wanted to know or understand.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Feb 21st, 2009 at 10:57:52 AM EST
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The grace to accept the things that cannot be changed, the courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference? - Reinhold Niebuhr

notes from no w here
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Sat Feb 21st, 2009 at 11:36:52 AM EST
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interesting. i was taught a (very) similar prayer, but told it was by Saint Francis of Assisi.

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can, and the wisdom to know the difference...

the comments on this diary (and the diary itself) have been some of the most profound and well-articulated i've read here since the beginning of the blog.

they remind me of lymph flowing towards a wound, responding to shock and damage with copious flow of healing power, (also reminiscent of the architecture of the internet itself, where when a glitch occurs, bits route around it and keep information flowing.)

very impressive, very educational...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Feb 22nd, 2009 at 02:40:24 PM EST
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That's the AA prayer!

Know it well...

Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant

by redstar on Mon Feb 23rd, 2009 at 01:53:51 PM EST
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yup, i heard at CODA.

beautiful, isn't it?

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Feb 23rd, 2009 at 01:58:37 PM EST
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It is.

Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant
by redstar on Mon Feb 23rd, 2009 at 02:47:49 PM EST
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...and the depth of its meaning is really being slammed home lately!

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Feb 23rd, 2009 at 08:15:37 PM EST
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