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Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

0 posted 2009-04-27 09:00 PM

Nothing bad has ever
happened to them.

So they mistakenly believe
nothing bad ever happens
to anyone.

That belief,
of course,
is completely wrong.

The people that hold that belief
claim they cannot possible
understand human suffering.

Because they do not understand
human suffering,
they completely ignore it.

These bigots are responsible
for all the human misery in the world.

Bones knows these people.
He listens while they whine:

“Oh--we just didn’t know.”

Bones knows that’s a lie.

Bobby

Suncleaver
Member

since 2009-01-18

Posts 481
Stafford England

1 posted 2009-04-27 09:32 PM

To not know is to choose to ignore. To do no good is to do evil.

Bones is right.

Prasad Nataraj
Senior Member

since 2008-05-29

Posts 1149
Bangalore,India

2 posted 2009-04-28 06:16 AM

Yo Bobby,
Human misery depends on its degree and how much a person can take. Few are inbuilt and born to take them and many are lucky they don't face them. It’s true we just can’t say it doesn’t exist if we haven’t seen it.

"Hardwork pays in the long run"

poddarku
Senior Member

since 2008-01-15

Posts 589
india

3 posted 2009-04-28 08:41 AM

It is about an experience we live through daily. Only the wearer knows where shoe pinches.

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4 posted 2009-04-28 08:45 AM

Thanks Suncleaver,

I'm happy that you agree with Bones on this question.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

5 posted 2009-04-28 08:48 AM

Thanks Prasad,

What you say is very true. Thanks for reading and your comment.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6 posted 2009-04-28 08:51 AM

Thanks Poddarku,

For reading and commenting.

Yes, that's one way of looking at misery.

Bobby

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

7 posted 2009-04-28 10:38 AM

There are those who are blind because they cannot see ~ and then there are those who cannot see because they close their eyes.

Linda

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8 posted 2009-04-28 10:56 AM

Thanks dear Linda,

For the very wise comment. That’s almost a parable.

Love Bobby

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

9 posted 2009-04-28 11:25 AM

Some people have such very comfortable moccasins... and never imagine walking a step of another's path... or even acknowledging that path is there.

Bill Charles
Member Patricius

since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

10 posted 2009-04-28 12:37 PM

Bobby - Bones is right, what they don't see they don't know...

BC

Namyh
Senior Member

since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

11 posted 2009-04-28 02:49 PM

Bobby - When an ostrich sticks its head in the ground to avoid seeing, the rest of its body must face danger. We often act the same way which may be good for our head but bad for our body. Enjoyed this poetic peek at the human condition. Thanks REJ. Namyh

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

12 posted 2009-04-28 03:48 PM

Thanks dear Suthern,

What you say is true. Bones has the wisdom wise advantage of having visited misery himself quite often.

Love Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

13 posted 2009-04-28 03:52 PM

Thanks Bill,

What you say is true. I suppose that's what "ignorance is bliss" is all about.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

14 posted 2009-04-28 03:56 PM

Thanks dear Namyh,

Isn't that the truth? It's really rather convenient that ostriches are that way. They are good to eat.

Love Bobby

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