Re: whatever happens...

2007-05-11 Thread Gabriela Ender
Thanks a lot, dear Arno, Harrison, John and Raffi, for your sharing your wisdoms and experiences! Background of my question was, that based on my international online work with OpenSpace-Online, I know how important translations and single words are. No question: face-to-face OST is the most un

whatever happens...the principles in Italy

2007-05-11 Thread SSF - gerardo de Luzenberger
Hi, first of all thanks a lot for this the discussion on "whatever happens...". I'm learning a lot from all of you! :-). My reflection follows The principles in Italy This is how normally people reacts to the principles here in Italy - at least in my experience (from the latter to the firs

Re: whatever happens...is personal!

2007-05-11 Thread Joanna Fletcher
Hello! [smiling and waving] I'm loving this discussion, and have a tiny contribution - that it seems clear from what people have said that everyone, facilitator and participants alike, hears the principles as they are. The principles cannot exist as dry, objective, concrete concepts; it's impos

Re: whatever happens...is personal!

2007-05-11 Thread Harrison Owen
Good point Joanna! The effective meaning of words is most often to be found in the ears of the listener - no matter what the speaker may have intended. And that meaning can and does change. And with that change, very often comes new and deeper understanding - sometimes surprising new understandings