Comments on: A Credo for the New Year http://livesofwander.com/2010/01/06/a-credo-for-the-new-year/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:21:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: megan http://livesofwander.com/2010/01/06/a-credo-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3840 megan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:33:10 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2132#comment-3840 anyone ever tell you that you should be a writer ;) ... my dear you will go far in this life with that ability and those beliefs. very far indeed. anyone ever tell you that you should be a writer ;) … my dear you will go far in this life with that ability and those beliefs. very far indeed.

]]> By: Theresa http://livesofwander.com/2010/01/06/a-credo-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3835 Theresa Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:20:47 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2132#comment-3835 Hi, Craig. I hear what you're saying, and I think I actually agree with you. I don't think that we all desire the same "things" but have, in some ways, the same general hopes. For instance, I think the majority of people want what is best for their children. In the U.S., that might mean that they attend a good university and get a rewarding job. In Cambodia that meant that they marry well and have many children. I think the thing, or event, or outcome we desire is decidedly marked by our background and culture, but that many of our root desires are similar. I think if perhaps we all recognized this, then we'd be more accepting of the myriad choices that others make as they try to fulfill certain "common" desires. Hi, Craig. I hear what you’re saying, and I think I actually agree with you. I don’t think that we all desire the same “things” but have, in some ways, the same general hopes. For instance, I think the majority of people want what is best for their children. In the U.S., that might mean that they attend a good university and get a rewarding job. In Cambodia that meant that they marry well and have many children. I think the thing, or event, or outcome we desire is decidedly marked by our background and culture, but that many of our root desires are similar. I think if perhaps we all recognized this, then we’d be more accepting of the myriad choices that others make as they try to fulfill certain “common” desires.

]]> By: Gregory http://livesofwander.com/2010/01/06/a-credo-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3834 Gregory Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:58:51 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2132#comment-3834 Geez, credos are worse than resolutions. My resolution for 2010 is the same as since I knew what a resolution was - not to make a resolution. Geez, credos are worse than resolutions. My resolution for 2010 is the same as since I knew what a resolution was – not to make a resolution.

]]> By: Dawn http://livesofwander.com/2010/01/06/a-credo-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3833 Dawn Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:58:41 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2132#comment-3833 Very well said. Beautiful post. Very well said. Beautiful post.

]]> By: Susanne http://livesofwander.com/2010/01/06/a-credo-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 Susanne Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:37:37 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2132#comment-3832 This is perfect. Perfect. This is perfect. Perfect.

]]> By: Craig http://livesofwander.com/2010/01/06/a-credo-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3831 Craig Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:35:03 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2132#comment-3831 Love it, love it. Love it. Only one sentence I would quibble with: "That no matter how different we may seem, at heart we all have the same basic desires." One thing I think I learned on my journey is that people in other cultures actually value different things. So, I'm not sure we do have "the same basic desires." And I think the differences in "desires" can and should be respected and accepted. To pretend we all want the same thing, I think, is to drive on the boulevard of broken dreams. Beyond that, I applaud every word. Very well said. Love it, love it. Love it.

Only one sentence I would quibble with:

“That no matter how different we may seem, at heart we all have the same basic desires.”

One thing I think I learned on my journey is that people in other cultures actually value different things. So, I’m not sure we do have “the same basic desires.”

And I think the differences in “desires” can and should be respected and accepted.

To pretend we all want the same thing, I think, is to drive on the boulevard of broken dreams.

Beyond that, I applaud every word.

Very well said.

]]> By: Angela W http://livesofwander.com/2010/01/06/a-credo-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3830 Angela W Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:07:52 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2132#comment-3830 Re. Post. Re. Post.

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