tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post101153427833968471..comments2024-02-27T12:41:35.811-08:00Comments on Coming to Terms...: A ParableLisa :-]http://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-24609067313322727702005-06-11T06:48:00.000-07:002005-06-11T06:48:00.000-07:00oh,no! i don't know & I am so caught up in...oh,no! <br>i don't know & I am so caught up in this I have to find out!<br>martiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-23354794804484872842005-06-11T07:51:00.000-07:002005-06-11T07:51:00.000-07:00Whoa..........Wow! Awesome! You know that I am n...Whoa..........Wow! Awesome! You know that I am not very politically astute, but I think I know where you are going with this.....and it's so fitting! Lisa, if this is your original work, you must get this published, even if it's a letter to the Editor of a major newspaper in your area! This is soooo very good! Hugs, LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-38593051789322081432005-06-11T08:45:00.000-07:002005-06-11T08:45:00.000-07:00Whoa. strong stuff, girl. There was a shop in Oakr...Whoa. strong stuff, girl. There was a shop in Oakridge that had this little ditty on the shelves. "Lovely to look at, precious to hold, but if you break it consider it sold." Unfortunately the Warrior falls under the "you broke it" category. Too, bad he can't fix it until he convinces the ants to carry to injured man to safety. <br><br>JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-83683270224107313642005-06-11T10:15:00.000-07:002005-06-11T10:15:00.000-07:00Ok, is the Man Iraq (and the Man's "heart...Ok, is the Man Iraq (and the Man's "heart" was Saddam Hussein), and the Warrior the United States? Is that it? Do I get an A? I think the Warrior needs to admit that he had no business trying to fix the Man, that he should have tried talking to him about how he was treating his Ants. Now that he's in this fix, he has no choice but to stay, try to keep the Man alive, and continue to get stung by the Ants for several years. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-60330098889693461222005-06-11T15:24:00.000-07:002005-06-11T15:24:00.000-07:00the problem with this parable is that the warrior ...the problem with this parable is that the warrior actually DID want a share of the treasure. in fact, he wanted the whole freakin treasure for himself and his godly nation, because they were quickly running out of treasure and places to dig for treasure and this anthill, and others like it in the same mythical location, were where the big time reserves of treasure were still left. futhermore, the people from the faraway land actually were extremely well aquainted with the man on top of the ant hill. they had, in fact, put him there in the first place. there's even picturts of the secretary of defense of the faraway land shaking hands with the evil bad man, with big happy smiles on both faces.<br>the parable also seems to have a tiny big of confusion about who exactly is the man. is he a symbol of a country? or a symbol of the country's leader? because the warrior sure as heck is not interested in putting any heart at all back in the anthill's former leader.<br>i urge you to read bruce miller's post today:<br>journals.aol.com/bmiller224/OldHickorysWeblog/entries/3111<br>it's talking about this very parable.<br>i love you, dearheart, i feel your pain.<br>journals.aol.com/marigolds2/thewindmillsofmymind<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-41972000218481723692005-06-11T15:48:00.000-07:002005-06-11T15:48:00.000-07:00Lisa, i hope you won't mind, but i linked to t...Lisa, i hope you won't mind, but i linked to this entry in my journal. to you and to bruce.<br>journals.aol.com/marigolds2/thewindmillsofmymindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-28262932445910907742005-06-11T16:49:00.000-07:002005-06-11T16:49:00.000-07:00I didn't figure it out until I read Hope5555&#...I didn't figure it out until I read Hope5555's comment...now I understand, I can be a little ditzy at times, but powerful parable now that I understand it's context. <br><br>~ www.jerseygirljournal.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-88072928839260671402005-06-12T08:11:00.000-07:002005-06-12T08:11:00.000-07:00The Warrior should go home! Great story, Lisa!dave...The Warrior should go home! Great story, Lisa!<br><br>daveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-43829870500741027472005-06-12T11:59:00.000-07:002005-06-12T11:59:00.000-07:00yes, Lisa - I had meditated more on the story, aft...yes, Lisa - I had meditated more on the story, after reading it a couple of times, and did realize that The Man was the country of Iraq - you may agree, or not, that there is some confusion in the second paragraph. it was not the country of Iraq that began to act strangely and aggressively, it was The Leader, that is to say - in your version, the heart of The Man. <br> <br>Well, i wrote and wrote and wrote here, and lo and behold i exceeded my limit on number of characters for a comment. haven't done that before. so, i'm putting my comment into my windmills journal. come read it there.<br>journals.aol.com/marigolds2/thewindmillsofmymindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-75035393273992429132005-06-12T13:55:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:55:00.000-07:00I think the warrior should shut up and sit his ass...I think the warrior should shut up and sit his ass down like the Lame Duck he is so he will no longer screw up anything else. And never again desecrate the name Warrior by calling himself one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-36284331427701799052005-06-13T06:31:00.000-07:002005-06-13T06:31:00.000-07:00Wow! That was trippy to read so early in the morni...Wow! That was trippy to read so early in the morning. I'm going to go with my first instinct and that is that he should finish what he started. :-) ---RobbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-61983533717367418912005-06-14T03:06:00.000-07:002005-06-14T03:06:00.000-07:00It didn't take me long to realise that this is...It didn't take me long to realise that this is a parable on the invasion and management of Iraq, Lisa. And I was filled with sadness. <br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-45394456662719258032005-06-29T21:02:00.000-07:002005-06-29T21:02:00.000-07:00The Warrior will wait, grow tired, find an excuse ...The Warrior will wait, grow tired, find an excuse and return home. A new man calling himself the Messiah will convince the ants to turn over the treasure for a wonderful cause....a trip to Heaven. This "Messiah" will explain that world is poisoned with the desire for material possesions, and with such aimless and selfish desires, this world has no reason to exist. The ants release the treasure to this "Messiah" who trades it for tools to cure the "infidels"........<br> Some see death and fear its offering......some see death as a reward..a justification. We will never see the same thing the same way.....Just ask an ant how it felt about 9/11.<br><br> I pray for the ants to gain knowledge...... but with the venom in their blood....can they learn beyond their visions?<br><br>Praying for Peace.....Marc<br><br> <br><br> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com