tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post2597914550750116615..comments2023-04-27T10:03:20.994-05:00Comments on fungle jungle: Diversmushroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-76306234016557105462014-11-19T09:47:04.319-06:002014-11-19T09:47:04.319-06:00That's true, Ben. Franklin was one of those w...That's true, Ben. Franklin was one of those who understood that only a virtuous people are capable of liberty. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-28974637234182356502014-11-19T06:12:38.043-06:002014-11-19T06:12:38.043-06:00I like the examples you n' Julie used.
Those ...I like the examples you n' Julie used. <br />Those are yokes we should strive for, supplied by the grace of God.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-41602406244550774712014-11-19T06:10:55.603-06:002014-11-19T06:10:55.603-06:00"However, it seems to me, perhaps because I a..."However, it seems to me, perhaps because I am getting old and because I don’t get out much anymore, that our nation is becoming less “Christian” in its overall morals, ethics, and mindset. The zeitgeist is not the Holy Ghost. Our public discourse is saturated with lies and deception. We have become decadent. The most egregious immorality is excused when it is not lauded and celebrated."<br /><br />Recently, I read Ben Franklin's autobiography that he authored, and, unfortunately it was not completed, not in his own hand that is.<br /><br />I was struck by how oftenhe concious.y endeavored to build good character and attempted to make habitual good habits that improved his ethics and morality, from a young age throughout his life.<br /><br />Franklin stressed this more than anything else, believing God is more concerned about how we treat our fellow man than pretty much anything else.<br />And how we must be working to perfect our virtues and practise them if we wanna do better and be better.<br /><br />He even created a log to chart his progress as he worked on developing virtues amd good character, marking where he had failed, butnoting as he practiced how he got better at it, althoughhe never claimed perfection.<br /><br />It was his hope that future generations would also hold having good character in high esteem, so I can only imagine what he would think of modern day America,<br />let alone the horrible journalism that has become the norm.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-15436119191946285192014-11-18T14:45:40.026-06:002014-11-18T14:45:40.026-06:00Yes, that's exactly right. A lot of us have b...Yes, that's exactly right. A lot of us have been infected and survived. We can go back in. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-16805875978811434052014-11-18T13:25:15.035-06:002014-11-18T13:25:15.035-06:00For some reason, the care of Ebola patients comes ...For some reason, the care of Ebola patients comes to mind, how it destroys families and caregivers by preying on the very mechanisms of human <i>caritas</i>. To save the patient without becoming infected oneself, one must use layers upon layers of separation, and vigorously adhere to the rituals of purification. The penalty for failing to do so is too often death. The surest way to be safe, of course, is to stay far away - across an ocean with no possibility of commerce, for instance. But for the places where it is right next door, or in one's very home, what then? <br /><br />And yet, there is a glimmer of hope, for those who have been infected and survived are likely to be immune thereafter. They may care for the sick with less protection; their bodies have already conquered the disease, though not without great cost. Indeed, in some cases their blood seems to hold the very cure... <br /><br />Who better to minister to the unclean, than those who have already withstood the ill effects?<br /><br />As with most things, I think the rule of separation depends very much upon the greater context. Sometimes, it is necessary to withdraw, but ultimately withdrawal can be its own kind of extinction. juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com