tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415946761607993140.post1595786686488982320..comments2024-03-17T20:56:14.108-07:00Comments on jwm's world famous blog: A Short Hike, A Long ViewJWMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05564732483476859555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415946761607993140.post-40066951882359493982009-04-04T16:16:00.000-07:002009-04-04T16:16:00.000-07:00This, the level of experience, is even in ordinary...This, the level of experience, is even in ordinary life the realm where all life's irreconcilable aspects become integrated. The recalcitrance and drudgery of everyday existence induce us to flee into a sphere of illusion where we think we are going to come face to face with the beautiful in distilled form. And yet we know that it is only the overcoming of workaday rigours and perseverance in them that will hew out the precious stone which has to emerge from the rough block of our existence. The really beautiful shines from the place where the real has itself acquired form, where the seductive opposition between illusion and disillusion has been transcended. The totality of existence remains a mystery, but one the form of whose appearance is not a strange enigma for the experienced person who has been tested by existence; for him it is a luminous space which he has embraced. By having experienced existence the person who has thus become wise now understands something of the mystery of Being.Hans Urs von Balthasarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415946761607993140.post-7257295774712931172009-04-04T14:49:00.000-07:002009-04-04T14:49:00.000-07:00Yep, what they all said :)A friend and former cowo...Yep, what they all said :)<BR/>A friend and former coworker of DH's left a comment on my family history blog the other day, which I think applies a bit here, as well:<BR/><BR/><I>I got lost reading these engrossing letters...I love the old pictures and letters with slices of their life. Who knew the "boring" details of their daily lives (what they ate, who they visited, how they entertained themselves, etc) could be so interesting to others.</I><BR/><BR/>What makes it interesting, of course, is <I>you</I> - your perspective, your honesty, your wisdom. <BR/><BR/>I don't think there is such a thing as a featureless day; rather there are days where we forget to be present because they seem so ordinary. But then, I think some of the most astounding beauty is often hidden in the ordinary, so maybe my perspective is a little skewed :)juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415946761607993140.post-11840547744445594862009-04-04T08:45:00.000-07:002009-04-04T08:45:00.000-07:00It would not be better if things happened to men j...It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish--<BR/>Heraclitusxlbrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931950075332608449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415946761607993140.post-55551543005321714422009-04-04T06:15:00.000-07:002009-04-04T06:15:00.000-07:00walt is right- the sincerity shines through. I fil...walt is right- the sincerity shines through. I file you under "No BS" in the bookmarks.<BR/><BR/>I, too, simply pray for God's will for everyone. I think that may be a mark of older/wiser. Or maybe lazy. I'm not sure.Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201226644704622876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415946761607993140.post-23586762536450713172009-04-04T04:06:00.000-07:002009-04-04T04:06:00.000-07:00"...a roadside park on the information highway."Wi...<I>"...a roadside park on the information highway."</I><BR/><BR/>With <I>robots!</I><BR/><BR/>I'm convinced that the Biggest Truth is embedded in the smallest de-tails of our lives -- even unto how we have that cup of coffee, how we love (or endure) our cat(s). <BR/><BR/>Your sincerity is your gift; the content of your posts is contingent.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415946761607993140.post-47262300575693946942009-04-03T20:20:00.000-07:002009-04-03T20:20:00.000-07:00Great post, John. Thanks.Yes. We pay for the “ups”...Great post, John. Thanks.<BR/>Yes. We pay for the “ups”.<BR/>Some people look like they never get the chance. I don’t think I would want that, if I could choose.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.com