tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post113261228242342356..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: Value & Red-Nosed ReindeerThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1134371688305157452005-12-11T23:14:00.000-08:002005-12-11T23:14:00.000-08:00KC,Glad I could help put a smile on your face.Xant...KC,<BR/>Glad I could help put a smile on your face.<BR/><BR/>Xanthippas,<BR/>Sounds like a good compromise to me!The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1134366903681332792005-12-11T21:55:00.000-08:002005-12-11T21:55:00.000-08:00Hey, when you have to listen to 25 versions of the...Hey, when you have to listen to 25 versions of the same song for a month, you're bound to spend some time thinking about it's "deeper" meanings. <BR/><BR/>That being said, I love the incessent Christmas music. But if we could excise consumerism and commercialism from the holidays, I'd be willing to compromise on cutting back the amount of Christmas music played as well.Alexander Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041808057755360625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1132766592292767322005-11-23T09:23:00.000-08:002005-11-23T09:23:00.000-08:00Dino,You're right. I do have the tendency to over...Dino,<BR/>You're right. I do have the tendency to overthink things.<BR/><BR/>That said, I don't think it's necessarily a bad attribute. One of the lessons taught me by my late mother is that the way a society communicates is of the utmost importance. The stories, myths and legends of a given civilization tell us a lot about the people of such. Consequently, each society NEEDS to have individuals who dare overthink the simple stories we too often take for granted.<BR/><BR/>It is often helpful to dig beneath the surface. Oft times, the surface message does not resemble the deeper message. In the case of "The Ugly Duckling", "Cinderella" and "Rudolph", the valuation of the surface message does not, in my opinion, match the core message.<BR/><BR/>That's the point I tried to make with this entry.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1132763230087781232005-11-23T08:27:00.000-08:002005-11-23T08:27:00.000-08:00Trey-- Sometimes you have a tendency to overth...Trey--<BR/> Sometimes you have a tendency to overthink some things. Rudolph is only a song, and an annoying one at that. It's in the same mold as "The Ugly Duckling" and "Cinderella" and countless other kid stories that deliver mixed messages. Relax and change the station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com