tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post2810327180060028146..comments2023-10-08T08:10:44.411-05:00Comments on Mercurious: It is HopelessThe Geezershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-46308554783044509082008-04-02T13:33:00.000-05:002008-04-02T13:33:00.000-05:00I agree with anon - if you did not have any desire...I agree with anon - if you did not have any desires regarding the situation, you would be content with it as it was. It was your <B>desire</B> for a different situation that led you to take action. <BR/><BR/>Hopelessness is what leads to despair and inaction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-8314585557584980142008-04-01T17:18:00.000-05:002008-04-01T17:18:00.000-05:00Yes, I do get your meaning. But I think there's a...Yes, I do get your meaning. But I think there's another way of looking at hope than just wishing things were some other way than the way they are. To my way of thinking, hope can be a very active state of mind, a precondition for good things to happen. Karma, after all, does look to the future--though from the point of view of the present moment. What I do, my mind-set in the now will surely manifest at some point in the future, no? HopeLESSness is great when it suggests non-attachment to the outcome. Not so good when it's toxic to my present state of mind.Peter Clothierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-72126013777291837602008-04-01T09:48:00.000-05:002008-04-01T09:48:00.000-05:00This post is truly amazing and so very deep. It ma...This post is truly amazing and so very deep. It made me want to write a profound comment but after reading all the comments posted I am speechless.fed uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387310997378556391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-65030064946286682552008-03-31T15:26:00.000-05:002008-03-31T15:26:00.000-05:00I've never thought about "hope" as a negative befo...I've never thought about "hope" as a negative before. Your ideas and "theories" always make me think outside the "box" that I'm so accustomed to dwelling. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for that!Kiyotoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867549192061623141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-61309479582405488162008-03-31T02:00:00.000-05:002008-03-31T02:00:00.000-05:00You've outdone yourself with this post. These word...You've outdone yourself with this post. These words speak to the core of my spirit. <BR/><BR/>Years ago I read a similarly beautiful take on hope / hopelessness by Neale D. Walsch in Conversations with God. But you, in so few words... wow, leave me speechless. <BR/><BR/>AugustKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113815064063684876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-18105167960760836072008-03-30T21:14:00.000-05:002008-03-30T21:14:00.000-05:00I follow the logic of your argument...up to a poin...I follow the logic of your argument...up to a point.<BR/><BR/>Hope without action is not truly hope, it's wishful thinking. <BR/><BR/>You observed an unknown young woman taking action. Following her example, you took action. To me, this is the essence of true hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-26933861517585461572008-03-30T12:49:00.000-05:002008-03-30T12:49:00.000-05:00Puss just forwarded me this link. This weekend, I ...Puss just forwarded me this link. This weekend, I was feeling a bit myself like a politician from Hopeless, Arkansas.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-56827647181246482152008-03-30T12:34:00.000-05:002008-03-30T12:34:00.000-05:00Wow, I've never thought about it that way, but you...Wow, I've never thought about it that way, but your words ring true. I think that is a trap I too often fall into without even realizing what I'm doing.<BR/><BR/>I like the way you end it too, with positive action rather than just resignation and bland acceptance to wrongdoing and injustice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630883680904179650.post-49894296520227922512008-03-30T11:44:00.000-05:002008-03-30T11:44:00.000-05:00Extraordinary. I've just been thinking about this ...Extraordinary. I've just been thinking about this very issue.<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.com