tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post8930540544820451880..comments2024-03-16T19:36:23.953-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: VigilDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-66630606014733175002018-03-09T10:52:40.862-05:002018-03-09T10:52:40.862-05:00The idea of the 'two deaths' reminds me of...The idea of the 'two deaths' reminds me of Mexican beliefs about the afterlife. I will probably garble this, since it's not my culture, but from what I understand, Mexican culture says that the dead linger with us as long as we remember them, especially on Dia De Las Muertas. But if they are forgotten, then they fade.Ettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391427859178500937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-16922651622692082242018-03-03T11:14:41.745-05:002018-03-03T11:14:41.745-05:00Dave, This continues to be so powerful - the act o...Dave, This continues to be so powerful - the act of continuing to speak their names. Akin in some ways to the dedication of your blog - So very powerful. <br />Thank you...Purplettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534359464745707836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-68447773716565004342018-03-03T04:21:26.196-05:002018-03-03T04:21:26.196-05:00I recommend the story "Mountains of Mourning&...I recommend the story "Mountains of Mourning" by Lois McMaster Bujold, which looks into the suspicious death of a baby with a defect.Ranvaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131037374361244392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-75822817506254958322018-03-03T00:35:54.418-05:002018-03-03T00:35:54.418-05:00Clairesmum, I am so sorry that such a thing was sa...Clairesmum, I am so sorry that such a thing was said to you as a little one. We have such a responsibility to our young people and that statement violates every tenet of our responsibility. I know you only through your comments on this blog but always you are kind and supportive, introspective, and commited to a positive collective future for all of us.<br /><br />I had to look up a technical definition of decorative - Dictionary.com defines decorative as the opposite of functional — and defines functional as “of or having a special...purpose.” So if someone suggests we are not decorative... Undoubtedly it is untrue as you are clearly a beautiful person - we see it through your words. But oh you so clearly embrace such a far more important purpose...to bring love and healing to our world. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your true beauty here on this blog and in our world. Purplettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534359464745707836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-23999240726300686512018-03-02T22:50:32.998-05:002018-03-02T22:50:32.998-05:00Thank you for your beautiful and meaningful posts....Thank you for your beautiful and meaningful posts. <br />When reading this blog for today, it is hurtful to know that many people with disabilities were killed by their own care providers. In my country, there is also the situation where many infants were killed because of their disabilities. It is a cruel act of every people who lives in this world has the right to live their own lives to the fullest regardless of their race, religion, disabilities...<br />As Easter Seals said, “The worst thing about disability is that people see it before they see you”. The social narrative should be challenged too as it somehow leads people to live the life according to its “power and regulations”. What if when it comes to the word “disability”, people think of it as a beautiful art instead? People with disabilities should receive more love and respect through advocacy and education. <br />Sincerely,<br />An Ngo<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075787813654268626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-62865983057635571322018-03-02T09:59:28.221-05:002018-03-02T09:59:28.221-05:00sorrow....and deep cold anger at those who kill a ... sorrow....and deep cold anger at those who kill a person who relies on others for help in some way. none of us is completely autonomous. <br />Freud's contention that a child is aware of the parent's ability to kill him and the child's corresponding rage at being dependent, is one basis of 'neurosis' is not hypothetical. Alice Miller explores this more deeply in her writings. <br /><br />Carers and parents share the responsibility for the survival and wellbeing of the lives in their care. Parents do kill. Carers do too. Our inability to acknowledge the primal drives in our species - love, death, safety - leads us to the world we inhabit today. <br /><br />Our world does not put much value on anyone who is judged to be 'useless' or ' ugly." <br />"If you can't be decorative, at least be useful." Wonder if anyone else ever heard that, growing up? <br />Words hurt. Silence hurts. Truth heals. <br /><br />Shalom. <br /><br />clairesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235828110880302069noreply@blogger.com