tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post4069034471004345913..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: Verse 12: OverloadThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-77764600888066150912009-07-29T10:51:01.394-07:002009-07-29T10:51:01.394-07:00Mark,
Sage words of advice!Mark,<br />Sage words of advice!The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-5659009991691469282009-07-29T09:30:13.319-07:002009-07-29T09:30:13.319-07:00lol, i'm cursed with the tendency to examine l...lol, i'm cursed with the tendency to examine life too closely. :P believe me, it has its downsides- i'm frequently labeled a space cadet. hehe... but yes, i don't think i've ever been "young," i think i was born "old" in spirit.Iktomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06764173102454691516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-41679107134438668372009-07-28T12:27:19.229-07:002009-07-28T12:27:19.229-07:00Excellent post! Yes, if we would slow down we woul...Excellent post! Yes, if we would slow down we would indeed create more time and the time we create would be more peaceful. World peace could be achieved if we learned to slow down. It is not the race that kills us, it is the pace.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237538988856751173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-27734514648540417362009-07-28T09:48:24.936-07:002009-07-28T09:48:24.936-07:00How did you become so wise so young? : ) Ya know, ...How did you become so wise so young? : ) Ya know, it's takes most of us a lifetime of trial and error -- with heavy emphasis on the latter -- to develop a tiny inkling of sagacity. You're messing up the curve. Maybe it's impending motherhood?The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-53341864143537129222009-07-28T09:20:45.440-07:002009-07-28T09:20:45.440-07:00to me, the last 2 sentences make a lot of sense pa...to me, the last 2 sentences make a lot of sense paired with the rest of this verse. the human mind can process sights and sounds relatively quickly, without need for examination. however we must really stop and take notice of what we feel, and examine ourselves, using our brain to understand what we are feeling. we can contemplate what we see and hear as well, but most people don't. they just scan their surroundings for whatever is relevent at the time. so, urging us to follow our feelings instead of our other senses is actually also urging us to stop and examine life, instead of just briefly scanning through it.Iktomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06764173102454691516noreply@blogger.com