liminal_luke

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  1. What did you learn from your pet?

    Some kids have all the luck.
  2. Can we add a 'Wow!' Emoji to our reaction options?

    Wow isn“t deep? I“ve read posts that leave me awestruck, that move way like I might be moved by a beautiful sunset or the ocean or a starry night sky. I use the wow emoji to express my wonder and amazement. In general, emoji use is very ideosyncratic and what people mean by a given symbol can vary. I“ve seen the wow emoji used in a negative way, or what I took to be a negative way: as in "wow, I can“t believe this poster could be so mistaken/stupid/off base." If you really want to communicate your reaction to a post accurately, I suggest using words. Just my two cents. That said, if people want to add more emojis to the list I“m not opposed really. Why not?
  3. mystical poetry thread

    And two more by Yehuda Amichai because I just canĀ“t stop... Great Serenity: Questions And Answers People in a hall that’s lit so brightly It hurts Spoke of religion In the lives of contemporary people And on the place of God People spoke in excited voices Like in an airport I left them I opened an iron door that had written on it ā€œEmergency and I entered within. Great serenity: Questions and answers -- Yehuda Amichai Forgetting Someone Forgetting someone is like forgetting to turn off the light in the backyard so it stays lit all the next day But then it is the light that makes you remember. --Yehuda Amichai
  4. mystical poetry thread

    Here“s one I like, also by Yehuda Amichai. You Mustn't Show Weakness You mustn't show weakness and you've got to have a tan. But sometimes I feel like the thin veils of Jewish women who faint at weddings and on Yom Kippur. You mustn't show weakness and you've got to make a list of all the things you can load in a baby carriage without a baby. This is the way things stand now: if I pull out the stopper after pampering myself in the bath, I'm afraid that all of Jerusalem, and with it the whole world, will drain out into the huge darkness. In the daytime I lay traps for my memories and at night I work in the Balaam Mills, turning curse into blessing and blessing into curse. And don't ever show weakness. Sometimes I come crashing down inside myself without anyone noticing. I'm like an ambulance on two legs, hauling the patient inside me to Last Aid with the wailing of cry of a siren, and people think it's ordinary speech. -- Yehuda Amichai
  5. "Indian Sunset"

    I like the idea of a thread for sharing personal reactions to politics and societal change generally. Not sure if it would work either, but there“s certainly the need for it. Was talking with my mom the other day and mentioned how glad I am to be in my late 50s instead of, say, 22. Reportedly, younger people these days are struggling mightily with mental health issues -- and can you blame them? Baring tremendous medical advances and lots of broccoli, it“s unlikely I“ll be around to witness what things will be like in 2075. I can“t say I“m mad about that; given current trends, 2075 doesn“t look good. So I don“t blame the young people of today, who might be around then, for feeling a little sour.
  6. "Indian Sunset"

    . When the world seems most broken, creating and appreciating beauty is a radical and revolutionary act.
  7. blue eyed snake

    She always struck me as a person with a lot of knowledge and a lot of heart. She“ll be missed. Thanks for letting us know.
  8. Karma is not maya (illusion)

    Maybe it“s your karma? On a less snarky note (sorry!), it“s not easy to change people. Especially online. In all my years of trying, I“m not sure I“ve ever changed someone“s worldview or style of writing here on the forum -- which doesn“t seem fair as other people have changed mine. Buddhists will be Buddhists. Ain“t much anybody can do about them.
  9. Bums I am missing

    Oh, I had no idea that Brian had passed. I loved his presence here and missed him greatly when he left.
  10. depth of evil was not underestimated

    Kindness need not always be kind and gentle; often enough it“s a swift kick in the pants. The Mr. Nice Guy approach -- being kind to others at one“s own expense -- is actually not kindness at all. True kindness does not discriminate between self and other but shines equally on all beings.
  11. depth of evil was not underestimated

    Thanks. I like to think so, though that assessment, alas, is not universally shared. I“d say smart but not "nuke smart."
  12. What made YOU laugh today/tonight ?

    I sure hope the ban doesn“t apply to jokes. I think people of all political persuasions can agree that these are times that call for a sense of humor.
  13. depth of evil was not underestimated

    What old3bob has done here is start an undercover political thread, subverting the desire of the mods to put the kibosh on current event discussion. When he refers to "a certain depth of evil" I know exactly what -- and whom -- he is talking about. He likely thinks that by talking in code he can escape official censure. And he“s probably right. Smart fella.
  14. It was invented by Jews

    Of course, of course. As a fan of the show So You Think You Can Dance?, I could research many more examples of white guys who can most definitely dance. But "white guys can“t dance" is a phrase from popular culture (or at least I think it is), and I thought it would be funny. Back to the comedic drawing board!