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Blanche
I think you are right. Because, after all, what do we worship?
posted by
avant-garde
on July 29, 2006 at 11:21 AM
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Avant-Garde, I would have to look up the whole quote,
but the one that always stuck with me in Isaiah, about the future Christ, was "he was a man acquainted with sorrows" and "he was not comely to look upon". The people who are regarded the least by society have something godly about them.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 29, 2006 at 10:16 AM
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OFFBEATS
I like reading the really old ones, too. They do reveal a lot without any outside influence.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 29, 2006 at 9:31 AM
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Cee
I've visited a family cemetery in Arkansas, on my mom's side. It sits in a vale with mountains all around. It's neat to walk around and her tell me who all those people were.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 29, 2006 at 9:31 AM
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Avant
I love cemeteries. One of my hobbies is to etch out on charcoal the remains of what is left on the tombstones. They used to be so elaborate..they used to tell a story and you felt on some level you could relate to the deceased......
posted by
Offy
on July 29, 2006 at 9:25 AM
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"abandoned cemetery"
Those words bring a tear to my eye all by themselves. I wonder how many of my family is scattered here and there in little town cemeteries where no one knows who they are anymore?
My father had given his plot away to a grandson whose father could not afford $250 (the cost of a plot). When Dad's time came, he wanted to be buried next to his parents, in a state and town where there are no longer any familial ties, yet there are two plots there, purchased for he and his sister. His sister is buried next to her husband somewhere else, and we finally calmed him down by purchasing two new plots for he and mother in his hometown of 60 years+. Our parents now lie side by side in eternal peace after 71 years of marriage, in a place where his family can go to visit and tend to their graves.
But for how long will the tradition last? In 100 years, will all such resting spots be a thing of the past as we continue to kill the earth who holds us all, dust to dust? Who will be left to hold last rites for the sentient host of us all, the mother, the earth?
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on July 29, 2006 at 7:27 AM
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Original Influence
Why, thank you. That's nice to hear.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 29, 2006 at 4:41 AM
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So well written, as always. Whenever I make my way back to
blogit which seems to be so rare these days, I do so enjoy reading you.
posted by
Original_Influence
on July 29, 2006 at 4:31 AM
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bel
Well, that place is a thousand miles away from here. I am planning on getting a digital camera at the beach, and I will take pictures there of different things. Hopefully, I'll be seeing a lot of historical things.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 29, 2006 at 3:32 AM
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Avant
Someday you will have to take photos of these places you paint in my head. I'd like to see if the image in my head matches with the real thing.
posted by
bel_1965
on July 29, 2006 at 3:30 AM
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ms bradock
Thank you for reading. Blessings to you, too.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 29, 2006 at 3:06 AM
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Blanche
I admired these negroes for their fortitude and strength of character. Many saw them as undesirables, but they did the work no one else would touch.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 29, 2006 at 3:06 AM
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Mason
Thanks!
posted by
avant-garde
on July 29, 2006 at 3:05 AM
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avant,
This is a wonderful piece. Thank you for sharing. Blessings...
posted by
ms_bradrock
on July 29, 2006 at 2:27 AM
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Avant-Garde,
At it's core, the concept of offering succour to the poor, the disabled, the orphan, the slave, and the downtrodden of the world is a beautiful teaching, by its Master, the one who understood and felt compassion for them all. Many may not live up to that ideal, but it is still an ideal worth striving for, even in today's world, or maybe especially in today's world, because the material world is more and more a sham and an illusion. The heart and spirit are eternal.
Beautiful, lyrical post.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 29, 2006 at 12:46 AM
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..beautifully written! Bravo!
posted by
MasonGarrett
on July 29, 2006 at 12:24 AM
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