WHAT’S A LITTLE HARM ANYWAYS – “We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have “harmed” other people. What kinds of “harm” do people do to one another, anyway? To define the word “harm” in a practical way, we might call it the result of instincts in collision, which cause physical, mental, emotional or spiritual damage to people.” (12 & 12, p. 80)
“He who has loved and who betrays love does harm not only to the image of the past, but to the past itself.” – Theodor Adorno (1903 – 1969) German philosopher
Would You Change – Tracy Chapman (5:07)
A View of the Heavens Om Meditation (6:31)
Be it with, a person, place or thing, in what ways has your own actions caused harm?
Life Is Fine
by Langston Hughes
I went down to the river,
[I] set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn’t,
So I jumped in and sank.
I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn’t a-been so cold
I might’ve sunk and died.
But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!
I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.
I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn’t a-been so high
I might’ve jumped and died.
But it was High up there! It was high!
So since I’m still here livin’,
I guess I will live on.
I could’ve died for love–
But for livin’ I was born
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry–
I’ll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
After watching “Would You Change” – I know I have a personal responsibility to fight this disease, but now feel I have a responsibility to do it for humanity and to make the world a better place.
Thanks SFZ for keeping it real.
I forgot to put my name “Brita”
Today I am vowing to set aside one hour a day on my phontoshop workbook. I don’t understand the fear I have or where it comes from but this little goal sets me on a path to facing that fear head on.
The past is for inspiration not imitation. What a relief – what a joy that I can consciously choose to do something different – (to be someone different? Does that imply that who I am is not enough?). Maybe I cannot change who I am, AND I can change my performance of this life. I need not be imprisoned by the past as Israel Zangwill said, and only by looking at past errors can I choose not to repeat them.
Well said.