cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/31940719
Taking Time to Smell The Zinnias - Jonelle Summerfield (2016)
Yes.
WeirdGoesPro
joined 2 years ago
An act of pure will is pretty damn rare in my experience. Recognizing and maximizing those moments is pretty much the only control I understand in life.
Devil horns, Moloch ears, rock ‘n’ roll, hook ‘em horns, or sign language? Find out next time on “What Will Christians Assume Next?”
Ghost Blog. Open source, flexible, loads of potential uses, works every time.
But responding to malice in kind is not always the right option. It is usually only the correct choice when the malicious person has no potential to change. Responding to a badly behaved teen with poor treatment only exacerbates the problem. On the other hand, responding to an oligarch with firm resistance would be the right choice.
The oligarch wants to be treated harshly because that is their core value by which they think the world operates, while the teen is often acting in a defensive posture to avoid harm to themselves and would respond to a more gentle hand.
Your observation is correct, but your conclusion is wrong. “Treat others as they want to be treated.” Different people have different needs.
That’s how a lot of eye witness accounts go, and the writers of the Bible aren’t even eye witnesses. It’s no wonder that everybody has a totally different version of events.
I’m not a Christian, but I think you’re misunderstanding how “holy” texts are supposed to work. They aren’t designed to be a riveting story, or even to make any sense in order. They’ve been translated so many times that they are a labyrinth of words compared to whatever the original intent was. The only way they function now is like sifting through word salad to find the occasional insightful line that resonates with you.
That isn’t necessarily bad—it can actually make the kernels of wisdom more impactful when you’ve been using your interpretive brain to get through the rest of it—but the problem lies in people finding meaning or justification in the horrible bits.
I actually think Jewish scholars have the right idea in a way: they treat the Torah as a story, a mathematical puzzle, and a secret code all at the same time. The wisdom is in the interpretation, not the literalness of it. People are supposed to question it because there is no predefined truth to swallow from it.
It is loosely based on a true story too. Paul Thomas Anderson is friends with the now grown male protagonist.
I’ve been keeping up with this.
She is alright, she has been spotted in several countries lately, most recently Finland. She has a new girlfriend named Flutter, and she’s still active on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Be here now. - Ram Dass
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/historyporn@lemmy.world/t/992926
British soldier with the trench cat, France, WW1, 1918
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28974188
Sick Boy with a Cat - John Bowen (mid 20th century)
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/29225350
White Cat - Nishida Tadashige (1999)
cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/5308712
"Trogdor the Burninator" by Strong Bad (2003)
Happy April 1st, dragon fans
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28390370
Ceylon Scenery - Edward Lear (1874)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13775747
Night on the El Train- Edward Hopper; etching (1918)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1269304
Remi | Ilford HP5 Plus (@800), Canon 50mm f1.4 LTM, Leica M4
15