In Appreciation of ....

[gruntal]

It never ceases to amaze me; the things out there and they were supposed to be the proverbial dream come true and they languish from lack of support.

Attending a recent meeting: a certain number of us got short "readings" from a psychic but some did not. There was not enough time for so many people and it was just a demonstration to begin with. That caused some complaints from the audience. Another group had at times more channeling then I could stand so I did not even ask the deep personal questions I was entitled to. That group is seemingly struggling to survive. Not enough interest.

Your on the bottom gasping for attention; your on the top trying to see if anyone is awake. So we are off to a nice start! Who would have thought everyone would then drop out of the race?


Is that the lot of the human species ? "Many are called but few are chosen?". Just when I wonder if I am arrogant to consider me as one the "elite" I also wonder if I am just one of the few who even cares.

Some times I don't know rather to laugh or cry. And you wonder where I developed such a dry sense of humor!

[donq]

Hi Gruntal,

I truly believe that the art, warmth, sympathy, understanding and commitment are important things for both parts (the bottom and the top.) Not only a helper has to take an oath but also one who is seeking for help. However, human communication is always a mysterious art. Anyone who claims to be good at it, always missed some unique points.

There are some paragraphs in “Hippocratic Oath” that I like a lot:

From classic version
I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice.
Whatever houses I may visit, I will come for the benefit of the sick, remaining free of all intentional injustice, of all mischief and in particular of sexual relations with both female and male persons, be they free or slaves.
If I fulfill this oath and do not violate it, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and art, being honored with fame among all men for all time to come; if I transgress it and swear falsely, may the opposite of all this be my lot.

From modern version
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.

[gruntal]

Truth be known: she must have at least 6 or 8 cats. If she can't even get a third as many students she must know where her loyalty lies. I could lie down and meow my head off but I need more then a bag of catnip to see the light!


Word of wisdom but I wonder how that will translate a thousand years from now ....?!

[tribunalofmercy]

I'm going to wander into a topic that seems likely "ongoing", when I have no background in your story, gruntal...Hello,
btw I'm new here and typically naive for my species (haha)


Thinking...psychics, sages, mystics, seers and even oracles have been around since Forever....I wonder, sometimes, how we would Ever come to "know ourselves" without these whom we seek to attend us, to enlighten us in this way?

How would I Survive without my microwave, for example? Heaven Forbid I should go back to conventional cooking (would I even remember how?)

All that notwithstanding, and from an admittedly Western view, I see we become Most dependent on Options in life; what would it Be like to simply Live, to Be, without concern for validation or outside confirmation of what Is? of who we Are?

What if we asked Ourselves everything we wanted and needed to know?

Love and Wisdom -

Me

[gruntal]

I can ask questions now and get answers I never dreamed possible. Just for the asking. But I can not get experience so easily. In the absence of experience the answers don't mean much or they are too cryptic. That is why I place such value on worthiness. It is not so much what I know but it is how deeply I can interpret it. That is the real gift. There was a time when I could not.

[tribunalofmercy]

Knowledge is Part(s) of the whole; wisdom is the Whole. Knowledge is incomplete; wisdom is Complete. This seems to have been the message of Many in the past, from Solomon to Sarasvati...the beginning of wisdom is to Recognize the one, from the other.

I'm blessed to have found such a diverse, knowledgeable and accepting group as are on this website