Letters to the Editor
biggeranium
Published Letters: 4 Editor's Choice: 1
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Right on!
[Read the article: Am I an alcoholic?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is the best reply I've read in awhile, and a good question, too. There is such a tendency to label things in black-and-white terms -- and this is worsening, as a cultural tendency, as we have less and less time to devote to pondering the grey areas.
But most real people and situations are in the grey areas. Whether you're in the same position as the LW or asking another question that goes "Am I this or am I that?" -- move on to the next question. The label is just a label. The journey is much more important.
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Romney and the inspectors
[Read the article: What you missed while watching "Deal or No Deal"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Why no mention of Romney's revionist history?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-beinhart/the-mad-mad-mad-world-o_b_50989.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-begala/mitt-steps-in-shit-media_b_51019.html
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Yes, bite back!
[Read the article: Somebody keeps biting my 2-year-old]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]F Chet beat me to it, but my mother (coincidentally, also well educated professional)told me this years ago. In the 70s, she was a special ed teacher for pre-school aged children. One of the little girls in her class was a biter. When all else failed and the girl bit a poor little toddler minding his own business, my mother calmly took her aside, and bit her.
The little girl started to cry, and my mother explained that that's what it feels like when she bites other people. Then she called the girls mother to explain the situation--the mother was grateful. The little girl stopped biting.
That would be almost impossible to get away with these days. Neither my mother nor I are advocates of spanking or other violent forms of discipline -- but in the case of biting, being bitten can be a powerful lesson.
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Misguided
[Read the article: Seduced by the Dalai Lama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I can follow the logic of your argument, but it betrays a deep ignorance of Buddhist teachings. Another leader might have achieved a different outcome for Tibet by now. Even if that were certain, it's not a reason to dismiss an entire philosophy, one that's endured centuries of scrutiny, one meshes better with modern science than any western belief system I can think of, as "horseshit."
May you know happiness and understand the roots of happiness. I believe you can.