Liberation Part II I just finished a family vacation out west. The fact that I had a cell phone allowed me to keep in incidental touch with my company and some of my customers. Without the cell phone there would have been missed opportuntites, or it might have taken the folks minding the store much longer to sort things out. Of course, my preference would be to be on vacation without interruptions of this sort, but this is not an option. So, for me having the cell phone is somewhat liberating for me. Being without a cell phone is very much the opposite. At least at this stage of things in my life.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Denise Evans <dmevans365@...> wrote: > > The word "liberation" came to mind in the last several days when I dropped my new cell phone (forced upgrade to a touch screen) and the display broke.  Because of this I can't see the time (of course I don't carry a watch), don't have the alarm that wakes me each day, and can't see the dial pad or any of the buttons that manage the menu, etc.  I was dropping my oldest off to college, when it flipped out of my hand onto the new tile flooring of the hall the parent orientation was at.  So, I was officially unplugged...and headed to the Oregon Coast, where it was sunny and and windy, with white sand beaches and horses galloping in the surf down the beach.  Right out of a movie. So much flooding and devastation and evacuation on the east coast and so much good weather at the beach on the west.  Of course, I had to stop and buy a watch with a large face so I could actually see the time.  Two full days, unplugged, without the family. >  LIBERATION....liberation is all relaxation and cessation from self-monitoring and the demands of time...I don't care what anyone says. > > --- On Sun, 8/28/11, richardwillytexwilliams willytex@... wrote: > > From: richardwillytexwilliams willytex@... > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The liberation of dropping the concept of liberation > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 12:55 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > turquoiseb: > > > Liberation to me implies an even greater need to > > > self-assess and self-monitor, not a relaxation or > > > cessation of those efforts... > > > > > So, in your dualist POV, what exactly, would people > > be liberated from? The term 'liberation' implies > > being bound by something. If we are bound, by what > > means can we free ourselves? > > > > If we are free, then there would be no need for a > > technique of liberation. If we are free, then we are > > not bound to a belief in 'karma', since karma means > > the result of past and future actions. > > > > Are you saying that we are free, but bound to our > > actions? You're not making much sense, Turq. > > > > Free or bound? >
