tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post2169136055147050966..comments2024-03-27T19:53:53.708-06:00Comments on growing changing learning creating: Seeing doubleTom Haskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12658791778134826289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-16091842413941510072007-12-29T12:47:00.000-07:002007-12-29T12:47:00.000-07:00Thanks for the quote Pete. It's a great example of...Thanks for the quote Pete. It's a great example of knowing where to go to change the world. <BR/><BR/>Extending the metaphor a bit, if our feet are hurting, we don't realize it's our choice. We don't see that we are passing up the opportunity to wear shoes and change how we contact the ground. We do see that the stones and thorns are infuriating us. We want to fix those buggers as if there's nothing to be done about our feet. We are certain those annoyances are "making us feel awful". We envy people who don't have this problem and assume they are thick soled or masochists. Putting on shoes transforms our experience of the world, our understanding of others and our sense of what else to change.Tom Haskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658791778134826289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-54404786310068147122007-12-29T11:10:00.000-07:002007-12-29T11:10:00.000-07:00Tom,Here is a related quote that is a pillar for m...Tom,<BR/>Here is a related quote that is a pillar for me...<BR/><BR/>"Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes."<BR/><BR/>-Ramana Maharsh <BR/><BR/>peteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com