tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891179949997003543.post3464891531810284503..comments2023-10-04T06:02:35.168-05:00Comments on Smiling Heart: First Comment to "Stuff Happens"Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14937847762010497687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891179949997003543.post-26708316395874102622010-11-26T05:47:03.425-06:002010-11-26T05:47:03.425-06:00Thanks Jo. That particular essay (link provided) b...Thanks Jo. That particular essay (link provided) by Margaret Fuller is longer than it needs to be. But in her day, I think there was a percentage of people who made time for reading, that exceeds the percentage by population of people in today's world. But in today's world, I would recommend that she make her point in fewer words, so more people would take the time. But I know you'll read it. If you will let her words wash over you, like a warm bath, I promise you'll be given many gifts of reinforcement. <br /><br />How could any woman, in today's world, especially a mother, not have wondered about such normal concerns, and wondered too how it could be that women are forced to endure the trials of caretaker and still be forced to occupy the position which is "granted" by men? <br /><br />But now there is a growing number of men, not only willing, but anxious to learn how to change, Not because we are magnanimous but because we have been blinded from a reality which we too have been robbed of. Until we learn to integrate both sacred poles of light/dark, cold/hot, big/small, positive/negative, the entire Earth force will be askew.<br /><br />This won't be simple. I shudder to hasten to the root of the problem. It is a male centric religious base. It will need reformation. Torn from the guts of our beliefs.Winston Bryce Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945615792537549084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891179949997003543.post-24651062523405289532010-11-22T23:59:42.381-06:002010-11-22T23:59:42.381-06:00Brothers and sisters. Gypsies we are.Brothers and sisters. Gypsies we are.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875582924187343031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891179949997003543.post-22122828611380100232010-11-22T19:34:23.901-06:002010-11-22T19:34:23.901-06:00"...without the perspective of daughters of t..."...without the perspective of daughters of the world, we won't ever be fully guided by the divine."<br /><br />This entire essay is infused with respect and honor for women and their place in the world. If more men were as evolved in their thinking as you, we would be living in far less perilous times. <br /><br />Thank you for your enlightened perspective. I'm going to find Margaret Fuller's work.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937847762010497687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891179949997003543.post-36161958297764327062010-11-21T12:10:01.451-06:002010-11-21T12:10:01.451-06:00Although I came to Margaret Fuller's essay by ...Although I came to Margaret Fuller's essay by chance by reading my treasured Anthology of American Literature, I just found this link to the essay so others may deem its importance: http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/fuller/debate.htmlWinston Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660986634479086490noreply@blogger.com