WEEKEND MEDITATION – Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions
Posted October 5th, 2008 by LibBerte
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
--- by John Donne
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manner of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
These famous words by John Donne were not originally written as a poem - the passage is taken from the 1624 Meditation 17, from Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions
It’s TIME
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The Quickening
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The Bird Of Prey Darkens The Horizon
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Clouds Over The Isle Of Man
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Division Bell
Hey You
“Together we stand….
Divided we fall…”
[ Moved from the first Zeitgeist Thread]
Question Everything
On September 30th, 2008 Michael Nystrom says:
I find this a pretty good rule to live by.
No one, nothing gets a free pass. Not even your mom. :)
Pink Floyd - Mother lyrics
Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?
Mother, do you think they'll like this song?
Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?
Mother, should I build the wall?
Mother, should I run for President?
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mother, will they put me in the firing line?
Is it just a waste of time?
Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry
Momma's gonna make all of your nightmares come true
Momma's gonna put all of her fears into you
Momma's gonna keep you right here under her wing
She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing
Momma's will keep Baby cozy and warm
Oooo Babe
Oooo Babe
Ooo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build the wall
Mother, do you think she's good enough
For me?
Mother, do you think she's dangerous
To me?
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
Mother, will she break my heart?
Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry
Momma's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you
Momma won't let anyone dirty get through
Momma's gonna wait up until you get in
Momma will always find out where you've been
Momma's gonna keep Baby healthy and clean
Oooo Babe
Oooo Babe
Ooo Babe, you'll always be Baby to me
Mother, did it need to be so high?
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ALBERT EINSTEIN
On September 30th, 2008 freethepawn says:
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity."
- Albert Einstein
"The Wall" has a real message. I can't believe the people that wrote and produced this kind of art put "Vote Obama" on their giant flying pig. As fate would have it, the pig broke free during a parade and flew away! It was found in a shredded heap on a driveway. No lipstick for that pig! It committed suicide.
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CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER
On September 30th, 2008 LibBerte says:
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that song has been on my mind for days
On September 30th, 2008 paul4won says:
"Momma's gonna put all of her fears into you" every time I see Bush speak.
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Sense Of Wonder
On September 30th, 2008 LibBerte says:
Lullabies
And
Nursery Rhymes
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Disenchantment From Bad Wizardry
Us And Them
Deep Sea Change ~r`EVOLutionary Zeitgeist
'Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); 'now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was!'
--- (Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: chapter 2)
Reconsider And Have High Hopes
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great info.
IT’S TIME
The London Telegraph: "We are fast approaching the point of no return. The only way out of this calamitous descent is “shock and awe” on a global scale, and even that may not be enough. "
http://tinyurl.com/4zh837
“The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees”
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Lyrics:
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun,
but it's sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time has gone, the song is over,
thought I'd something more to say
Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.
Bring About Your R3VOLution Of Consciousness
[ Reflections from the Zeitgeist Thread]
I confess I did not watch any of the flicks in the Zeitgeist series before now. This latest in the series The Addendum was outstanding.
WONDERFUL !
Debate if you will…..It is not about conclusions.........
It is not a Limited Edition.........
It is about Quickening Awareness............
It will open minds….
Let it open yours………..
[ From some other links]
Raise The Standard
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Black Flag At Half Mast
Distressed ?
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Salute To The Black Flag
On October 4th, 2008 LibBerte says:
FROM A POST COMMEMORATING THE BAILOUT BAILOUT:
Buck-aneers Hoist The Black Flag
Time to start slitting throats, metaphorically speaking, of course.
http://www.dailypaul.com/...
Smile As They Board The Unsinkable Stultifera Navis…
…and chart their course from Jeckle Island to Hyde their booty.
Their destiny is small change short term, then hideous .... but then deep... Sea Change.
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Connect
“V” Is For Victorious Not Victim
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Us and Them
In light of the themes of the day and infighting served up to promote Divide and Conquer against our High Hopes, I urge we chart our course with the clear perspective of history.
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Us and them
and after all we're only ordinary men
me and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do
forward he cried from the rear
and the front rank died
and the General sat, and the lines on the map
moved from side to side
Black and blue
and who knows which is which and who is who
up and down
and in the end it's only round and round and round
haven't you heard it's a battle of words
the poster bearer cried
listen, son, said the man with the gun
there's room for you inside
Down and out
it can't be helped but there's a lot of it about
with, without
and who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about
out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
for want of the price of tea and a slice
the old man died
Bump for a moment of meditation
Freedom brings People together
Unsinkable
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