tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post7414076645344249210..comments2023-09-05T03:44:01.651-04:00Comments on Magdalene's Musings: Horror, SorrowMagdalene6127http://www.blogger.com/profile/11036211735489393308noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-82763822607131276142007-04-20T07:17:00.000-04:002007-04-20T07:17:00.000-04:00Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate all ...Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate all the sheer love that flowed on the internet/ in the blogosphere this week.<BR/><BR/>Suz and Catherine, you are right. There is much to celebrate. I heard Richard Dawkins beineg interviewed by Terri Gross not too long ago. She asked why people are so violent; he replied that, given what he calls the "selfish gene", i.e., the biological imperative to survive, it's remarkable how moral human beings <I>are</I>. But he said it probably has to do with the natural selection from an era when no one ventured more than 5 miles from the place they were born, and so everyone they came into contact with was a tribe member/ kinsman or -woman.<BR/><BR/>Too much thinking, possibly. Thank you all.<BR/><BR/>MagsMagdalene6127https://www.blogger.com/profile/11036211735489393308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-66069167029604446742007-04-18T23:45:00.000-04:002007-04-18T23:45:00.000-04:00It strikes me that anything could be trivial. When...It strikes me that anything could be trivial. When we face tragedy, loss, death and find ourselves confronted with grief and dismay, it seems (and perhaps I'm wrong) that we are reminded (again) to cherish those "trivial" moments.<BR/><BR/>In our grief, it seems, we remember that these moments are precious. In fact, they are divine. So keep painting!Pastor Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416847804704733797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-60853534527147521632007-04-18T14:24:00.000-04:002007-04-18T14:24:00.000-04:00Thanks for your additions, Suzer. I knew there HA...Thanks for your additions, Suzer. I knew there HAD to be other wonderful and good things...we need to remember those now and always.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-80360530642657074392007-04-18T12:21:00.000-04:002007-04-18T12:21:00.000-04:00Catherine's post has spurred me to think of some o...Catherine's post has spurred me to think of some of the positive in our lives (as I'm feeling very low about all this today). In addition to what Catherine mentioned, what else can we tell our children about what happened during our lifetimes?<BR/><BR/>The tearing down of the Berlin Wall.<BR/><BR/>The end of apartheid in South Africa.<BR/><BR/>The advances of medical science in curing polio, amazing treatments for heart attacks and strokes, cures for some cancers, etc.<BR/><BR/>The beginning of love and acceptance of God's GLBT children.<BR/><BR/>Title IX providing more equal opportunities for women.<BR/><BR/>Affirmative Action which, despite controversy, is an attempt to redress past inequality in education.Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529580138314011952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-71338389556110744172007-04-18T01:09:00.000-04:002007-04-18T01:09:00.000-04:00I can answer part of my own question: Women were a...I can answer part of my own question: Women were accepted into the priesthood of a few denominations. A woman became the first female Speaker of the House. A woman became the first Presiding Bishop/Primate in the Anglican Communion. Martin Luther King died to bring equality to all people regardless of race or color. I know there must be more but I cannot think of them with VT on my mind. <BR/>Thanks for indulging my wayward thoughts, Mags.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-88157844144406784632007-04-18T01:06:00.000-04:002007-04-18T01:06:00.000-04:00And when we are old and little children are brough...And when we are old and little children are brought to us to hear about the olden days, will we be able to tell them anything else but how terrible things happened: Oklahoma City, Ruby Ridge, Waco, 911, wars, terrorism and now Virginia Tech. Why can't I remember any wonderful historic thing that has happened in my lifetime? What will we tell these children of the future?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-59964267241604172272007-04-17T22:23:00.000-04:002007-04-17T22:23:00.000-04:00(o)(o)Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036519649244011605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-56119202620573838072007-04-17T19:53:00.000-04:002007-04-17T19:53:00.000-04:00Beautiful picture and words, Mags.Beautiful picture and words, Mags.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-88617969577891424302007-04-17T15:00:00.000-04:002007-04-17T15:00:00.000-04:00Heartbreaking indeed. May we combat this violence...Heartbreaking indeed. May we combat this violence by nurturing love and peace within ourselves. Peace to you.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275381128126684009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-87379431898836561822007-04-17T11:14:00.000-04:002007-04-17T11:14:00.000-04:00Mags -- no apology is needed. With the overwhelmi...Mags -- no apology is needed. With the overwhelming media attention, it was actually refreshing for me to read about your painting project. :) The psalm and sermon are perfect for today. Thank you.Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529580138314011952noreply@blogger.com