Comments on: What I’ve lived forty-five years to know http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/299/what-ive-lived-forty-five-years-to-know/ If you find yourself here, hello. Fri, 18 May 2012 23:22:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: R J Keefe http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/299/what-ive-lived-forty-five-years-to-know/#comment-23430 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:59:45 +0000 http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/299/what-ive-lived-forty-five-years-to-know/#comment-23430 The platitude is a truth that we haven't bothered to make our own. "Friendship" doesn't mean quite the same thing to any two people, and the wise people of whom you speak are those who really understand what friendship means to them. So many people (especially young ones) pursue friendships without understanding, and wind up middle-aged, lonely, and bitter. Novalis is right about the fighting. The platitude is a truth that we haven’t bothered to make our own. “Friendship” doesn’t mean quite the same thing to any two people, and the wise people of whom you speak are those who really understand what friendship means to them. So many people (especially young ones) pursue friendships without understanding, and wind up middle-aged, lonely, and bitter. Novalis is right about the fighting.

]]> by: Migs http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/299/what-ive-lived-forty-five-years-to-know/#comment-21420 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:47:55 +0000 http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/299/what-ive-lived-forty-five-years-to-know/#comment-21420 "Platitudes fall like pattering raindrops on the roofs of our minds, then flow into gutters we construct to carry them away. Truths, on the other hand, sear us like lightning that illuminates the heart of the storm. What is the difference between the platitude and the truth? Often, only the living we have done." I simply love the way you ended this. My greatest regret is that I wish I wasn't so introverted - I'm not partaking as whole-heartedly as I could (or am supposed to) into this 'freedom' of friendship. Cheers! “Platitudes fall like pattering raindrops on the roofs of our minds, then flow into gutters we construct to carry them away. Truths, on the other hand, sear us like lightning that illuminates the heart of the storm. What is the difference between the platitude and the truth? Often, only the living we have done.”

I simply love the way you ended this. My greatest regret is that I wish I wasn’t so introverted - I’m not partaking as whole-heartedly as I could (or am supposed to) into this ‘freedom’ of friendship. Cheers!

]]> by: Squirrely Jedi http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/299/what-ive-lived-forty-five-years-to-know/#comment-21375 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:13:16 +0000 http://mindspinner.net/wordpress/archives/299/what-ive-lived-forty-five-years-to-know/#comment-21375 German Professor introduced me to German poet Erich Fried a little over a year ago. I think you should check this out. There are links to an English translation at the bottom of the page; but one should not ignore the German text entirely, even if it is just a bunch of gibberish ;->. http://www.erichfried.de/was_es_ist.htm German Professor introduced me to German poet Erich Fried a little over a year ago. I think you should check this out. There are links to an English translation at the bottom of the page; but one should not ignore the German text entirely, even if it is just a bunch of gibberish ;->.

http://www.erichfried.de/was_es_ist.htm

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