--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Billy, > Do you really think your brother wanted you to answer a >question his Harvard > professors couldn't ?
Ha, ha....sorry but I couldn't resist, it just came to me, it was beautiful. I'm sorry he couldn't appreciate it, but I believe it does reflect the truth of the matter. We ended up getting in a big argument about politics anyway.....we're talking again.:-) > He probably patronized you by posing the question and never > intended to appreciate your SCI-like answer. Even though your answer was quite > informative, a less direct response from you might have furthered the enjoyable tone of > the day. For instance, you might have agreed with his observation, and thanked him for > the opportunity to visit him and share the beauty of nature with him, instead of giving him > an SCI lesson, which probably reminded him that while he was a Harvard Law grad, his > brother had a reflexive, arrogant intellectual construct that by default always sells the > ideas of SCI, and meditation. I wish you well with your relationship with him. Had the > rest of the day gone well, a polite removal from his company for time to meditate would > have done much perhaps for his appreciation of you and what you consider imprortant - > e.g. meditation / SCI as a part of your life. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <wgm4u@> wrote: > > > > I was visiting my brother recently viewing some of Nature's > > resplendent beauty in Nevada, and my Harvard Law school graduated, > > atheist brother ask me; "One thing my professors could never tell me > > is why we experience joy and appreciation when we see the beauties of > > nature"? > > > > Well, I thought a moment, and said; "Hey Cyril, I know the answer to > > that question". Well much to his chagrin I delivered this answer, "The > > flower is a reflection (and a clue) as to what is hidden > > underneath..." Well, he was beginning to feel a little uncomfortable > > at this point and ask his wife to shut me up, so I continued. > > > > "..and the reason WE feel joy and appreciation at the sight of beauty > > is, a portion of that beauty is hidden within us as well (as our own > > self) and as such, nature (in this case a flower) functions as a > > reminder, inspiring a memory of our long lost spiritual home within". > > > > Well it was pretty quiet for the rest of the day, some liberal > > atheists don't like to entertain opposing points of view, especially > > if it challenges the whole foundation of their lives.....:-) > > >
