tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post152472222309683220..comments2023-10-30T10:45:45.193+01:00Comments on Sort of San Francisco Fan Club: Lord, what fools these mortals be!Fram Actualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-24686121024193262912011-08-17T18:00:32.360+02:002011-08-17T18:00:32.360+02:00Oh, but, Wind, you have the gift of mobility where...Oh, but, Wind, you have the gift of mobility where as The Lake can only leave its place of confinement should it rain for forty days and forty nights once again. Its fate is trapped by circumstance more than you.<br /><br />Everyone is held hostage in one sense or another, I think. All I have to do is to run into a house, and I can block the Wind from reaching me, but, if I do that, then I might not feel the touch of the Sun or know the kiss of the Moon. <br /><br />As I was awaking this morning, a thought drifted into my mind about writing a piece (for myself) that I would call, "The Caverns of the Mind." This would not necessarily become a post -- although it would include elements I have written about here. Rather, it would create a vehicle for searching for self-understanding by blending with and wandering within the plane between reoccurring dreams and "reality." Whatever ....<br /><br />Yes, I really never had any doubts about my decision regarding Judy. In addition to being married at the time and not wanting to have a child I would be totally alienated from, I also was in one of the happiest, most content "moments" of my life. So, I also was selfish, and did not want to do anything which might disrupt it.<br /><br />Which brings us to momentary perfection. I think you and I are on the same wavelength here. Inside me, I have an instinctual feeling that a "perfect woman" could only be a "momentary woman;" that for most of us, any "pot of gold" we find likely will be gone before long; and that a madman or a tornado or a flood can find the trail into even a well-hidden Sanctuary and, once there, wreak havoc.<br /><br />The moral seems to me to be this: Never allow yourself to become complacent or take for granted those momentary interludes of time when everything in your life seems to be perfect. To paraphrase a well known quote: All things will pass.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-29706332636815980742011-08-17T17:45:16.464+02:002011-08-17T17:45:16.464+02:00The trick, I believe, is to save exactly the right...The trick, I believe, is to save exactly the right amount of air required to regain the surface. So far, so good.<br /><br />Thank you, for your visit and your comment, Cloudia. I almost made it to Hawaii once, but chose another island instead. I still hope to make it someday. I would like to emulate Robert Louis Stevenson and cruise the Pacific Ocean for a few years.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-66095166165183283142011-08-17T13:30:13.080+02:002011-08-17T13:30:13.080+02:00I live in the middle of the city of Bucharest in a...I live in the middle of the city of Bucharest in a house - at the 3rd floor.<br />How romantic could that be?<br />Every evening I go to a lake next to my house.<br />Let's call it The Lake.<br />Every evening I ask him this (don't laugh):<br /><br />' Give me enough power to be like you, not to be caught by daily routine<br />but to change my colours everyday like you did every hour...<br />Give me enough strenght to love the Sun and the Moon...<br />Make me wise enough to have dreams and to follow them'<br /><br />This, about my lake.<br /><br />About Judy....You took the right path - even you said<br />'For me, it was one of the roads not traveled.'<br />So, she was very attractive...hmmmm....hard enough!<br /><br />About perfection ...in women , men, and life.<br />I think that perfection - like everything else- is momentary...<br />a short glimpse,but it does exist :<br />A kiss, a coffee break, a shoulder at the right time,<br />Bach, ...etc<br />I will think more about!<br />My best regards!Daliana Pacuraruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913068246399438115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-76428680330065414002011-08-17T05:12:54.387+02:002011-08-17T05:12:54.387+02:00you go fearlessly deep!
Aloha from Waikiki;
Co...you go fearlessly deep!<br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki;<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-56927669255752275012011-08-17T02:07:44.621+02:002011-08-17T02:07:44.621+02:00I am glad you found the post interesting, Kaya. Re...I am glad you found the post interesting, Kaya. Remember, the seed for the piece about Judy and her wish to have a baby was planted with your mention a few days ago of your writer friend and his idea for a book title.<br /> <br />There might be other lakes comparable to Lake Superior in the world, but I think it is pretty much one of a kind -- very large, very cold, very deep and very beautiful. You might not believe it, but there also are many times it is as smooth as glass.<br /><br />I guess I would distinguish between self-satisfaction with one's life and personal accomplishments in one's life. I have written about this before in the sense I believe many people delude themselves into being satisfied with their lives when, in reality, they lead shallow existences.<br /><br />As for the perfect woman, if I did not believe she exists somewhere, I would have one less reason to live. Just as if I did not believe I would ever find a pot of gold, or would find the fountain of youth, or would write a perfect novel. To seek the unlikely, if not the actual impossible, is to breathe the breath of life.<br /><br />Yes, some poets are lucky. They find perfection through imperfection. (I love that line. See me smiling.)<br /><br />I am not sure you could ever find someone who was in the Marine Corps who is not essentially conservative. It goes with the territory. I suppose my positions would be considered conservative in most regards, however, I find "labels" often are misleading. <br /><br />As an illustration, liberals generally claim to be strong environmentalists while, logically, to be a strong environmentalist is to hold a conservative viewpoint. That is to say, the conservative person would wish to see nature left in its pristine state.<br /><br />A liberal, on the other hand, who endorses gay marriage, amnesty for illegal aliens and legalization of drugs should, logically, also should favor allowing anyone to do anything he/she wishes in regard to the environment. It is a non sequitur.<br /><br />Using myself as an example, I do oppose gay marriage (although not for religious reasons), I am against amnesty for illegal aliens and I think legalization of any drug is the last thing this country needs -- but, I am near-rabid in terms of belief in preserving the environment.<br /><br />I prefer to stroll through life as a free and independent thinker, rather than to run with any partisan herd.<br /><br />Sometimes, I write and write and write, but only when I have comments from others who think and think and think. Thank you, for being a thinker, Kaya.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-81504608263291225732011-08-17T01:55:09.360+02:002011-08-17T01:55:09.360+02:00Yes, Anita, it really is Lake Superior. The storms...Yes, Anita, it really is Lake Superior. The storms on this lake are so fierce that they are capable of giving rise to waves which have sunk even sea-going vessels.<br /><br />To be faithful to one person is not always easy, but, yes, I agree with you, that should be the goal of us all.<br /><br />I am glad you liked the post. Thank you.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-512303119395402702011-08-16T21:05:50.498+02:002011-08-16T21:05:50.498+02:00How different this Superior Lake is from the lakes...How different this Superior Lake is from the lakes I used to see in my life. Outrageous and wild. Scary waves. It can swallow you in instant but I would still like to see it.<br /><br />Yes, we choose the roads in our life to travel. They might be wrong and later we have to take a risk and choose another road. My favorite writer Karlos Kastaneda said that you have to choose a road or path in your life which has a heart. And if it doesn't have a heart it's a wrong road.<br /><br />That is very nice Fram that you and Jody are still friends<br /><br />That is great to feel that you are the most important person in somebody's world. I think without it we are incomplete.<br /><br />Does it really exist a perfect woman? And if she does what a dull world it would be. I think all great poets of different ages were inspired by women who were not perfect. <br /><br />About accomplishments. Do some women who raised many children and stayed at home accomplished less than women in art, literature and... I don't think so. Accomplishments are what you think about yourself, how confident you are with yourself and life. <br /><br />This is an interesting post, Fram, After reading this post I suddenly realized that you are very conservative. Is it true, Fram? Or I am mistaken?<br /><br />I think that things in your life are pretty much under control, that you have a strong character and a strong will power. And sense and sensibility. And very strong opinions... <br /><br />I am in opposite. I am very liberal.Kayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586230889058400189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-54834035299054095492011-08-16T09:43:28.103+02:002011-08-16T09:43:28.103+02:00wow..is that photo really from lake superiour????I...wow..is that photo really from lake superiour????It looks like out in the sea.Beautiful.<br /><br /><br />I think when one is married..one should stick to the one that you are married too..i mean sexual things and so on..Having a baby like that would always make you think ..but however we are all different (luckily.).and we think different.<br /><br />I have to think about the rest of your post today.But it is great!<br /><br />May you have a wonderful day when you wake up Fram :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com