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We are not supposed to object to progress which makes us miserable
because, it is "progress"
posted by
cpklapper
on March 5, 2007 at 9:35 PM
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...of an era silences the desperation it makes.
Can You elaborate on this? Thank you Carl Peter..
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:13 PM
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food4thought I gotta go check out your blog so I can see what's
fresh in Fooddude land
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:11 PM
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proc I know FREEDOM is soSoso important
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:10 PM
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RckyMtnActivist
I know but I sense as a whole things are mounting toward the greater good of good...
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:09 PM
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REFLECTIONOFME_223_30 Thank you for adding your thoughts
There are a LOT of good comments here...
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:08 PM
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Presley So Did you ;)
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:07 PM
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joanna360 Trus though I believe it is forward nonetheless...
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:07 PM
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avant-garde I think that with wisdom comes progress and visa versa
it is a chain to greater goodness universal
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:06 PM
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Greenfields I See That You Can See For Miles :)
posted by
mysteria
on March 5, 2007 at 3:04 PM
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mysteria
Technological progress must be tempered with a progression of wisdom, to handle it wisely. I think this is the crux of the problem here on earth.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 5, 2007 at 3:05 AM
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Only in an ideal earth
everyone has a varying idea of what progress actually is . The problem is when people disagree then we have stagnation, feuding and progress stalls. Inner progress is easier to attain.
posted by
joanna360
on March 4, 2007 at 8:03 PM
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Mysteria
You said it, sister!
posted by
Presley
on March 3, 2007 at 6:42 AM
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YES U R RIGHT
Process is the only way out sometimes.Without process how would you be able to get to the good.How will you get what ever it is you r trying to get if there wasn't any process we wouldn't be were we are today.So the answer is YES.
posted by
Charnell_Lanay
on March 1, 2007 at 7:24 PM
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Hi Mysteria....Hmmmmm.. sometimes progress makes life MORE
complicated...too many choices, need to learn new things (like how to work the universal remote) LOL I haven't been around much lately, I hope you are doing well. Did I ever tell you that you have some great energy? Well, you do!
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on March 1, 2007 at 6:29 AM
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proc says
what is progress?So many people have all the mod cons yet the constant complaint from most people is I dont have enough time.
posted by
proc
on February 28, 2007 at 10:52 PM
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Progress...
Is only progress if it is progressive!
For more on that, check out tomorrow's My Soapbox, which explores (with photos) how my new computer improved my writing skills!
posted by
food4thought
on February 28, 2007 at 9:53 PM
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Progress is often a matter of opinion
So if the opinion is one which favors meaning in life, then progress would make life more meaningful. Usually, though, the opinion is not that and the highly touted "progress" of an era silences the desperation it makes.
Carl Peter
posted by
cpklapper
on February 28, 2007 at 7:44 AM
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Yes, it does
but it also presents challenges. How to address these challenges, then becomes progress too!!!
posted by
Greenfields
on February 27, 2007 at 11:38 PM
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richinstore Yes we are better today than we were yesterday.Seems
only natural things would go that way. Isn't that contrary to entrophy? hmmmm
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:52 PM
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BlondeAmbition007 Interesting reflection and view points Blonde
I think as long as we are talking progress we are talking good things cause if it were'nt good it would not be progress. It seems some forces get back-up in bottlenecks and eddys but the river still flows forward.
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:50 PM
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malcolm I know, i'm like that too..I get all bogged down by so much
abundance
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:45 PM
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Kabu I think progress inspires the arts...Very meaningful
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:44 PM
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Rumored_Intelligence perhaps we shouldn't consider the atomic bomb
as counting for progress...
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:43 PM
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Justi I think progressive people are in a peaceful space because they have
made it their way to be altruistic incidently
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:41 PM
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Jadelynn It is easy to say progress and goodness in the same sentence.
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:40 PM
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Whacky n Bo here's my mouse <8O~
can you see it?
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:38 PM
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Tanga I feel freeist<sp when I have lots of time...
meditating my way along 8)
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:37 PM
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hepoetBubbaGirl~You Have A Refreshing View On Things...
Nice
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 10:36 PM
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Progress does help free up time
to do what one enjoys.
posted by
Tanga
on February 27, 2007 at 10:32 PM
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Joy is within.
A rose
from Bo =^..^= and a
smile from me!
posted by
Whacky
on February 27, 2007 at 8:32 PM
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I agree with Justi.
I think progress in general as good, as long as it is used for a good purpose.
posted by
Jadelynn
on February 27, 2007 at 7:18 PM
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Mysteria
Progress is inevitable. It is what we do with what we learn in the progression if it is bad or good. If we put bad to good use or good to bad use?
posted by
Justi
on February 27, 2007 at 5:41 PM
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progress is good if its pointed in the right direction, but the splitting
of the atom kinda got us sidetracked in that area just a bit..
..
posted by
Rumor
on February 27, 2007 at 4:15 PM
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What if nobody had invented the wheel? What if nobody had found
penicillin. What if nobody had invented the computer? Shall I go on?
posted by
Kabu
on February 27, 2007 at 3:15 PM
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I think you're right
but sometimes progress can lead to so many choices that we just don't have the time (or sometimes inclination) to make the right ones or even make any choice. I often feel exhilarated by possibilities now available to me and frozen to the bone at the same time.
posted by
malcolm
on February 27, 2007 at 10:23 AM
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Mysteria
In our society, it seems that progress has given us less time to spend with our families and for ourselves......or is that by choice? Life seems so hectic and fast paced.
Also, with progress comes the implementing of security measures which takes away our freedoms.........K, sorry.....I hate sounding negative........just my observation and opinion for the day.
posted by
BlondeAmbition007
on February 27, 2007 at 8:52 AM
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of course, mysteria.
today we are wiser than yesterday.
posted by
richinstore
on February 27, 2007 at 6:59 AM
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Life always has meaning
but when we make progress, we get to see a little more of what that meaning is..
its a privelage u work for... learning the secrets of the universe...
not to be looked down on by any means
--- the more we learn, the more we realize how much there is to learn
for that fact, I do believe that progress can in a sense bring new meaning to a life
posted by
JustJilly
on February 27, 2007 at 4:20 AM
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afzal50 Yes I think so too...
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 4:12 AM
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Whinge
It is chicken and eggish LoL
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 4:12 AM
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Certainly it does .
posted by
afzal50
on February 27, 2007 at 4:08 AM
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That's a bit chicken & egg for me.
If I had the time, I might progress (or maybe I'd just still talk about not having enough time, sounds more like me!)
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on February 27, 2007 at 3:44 AM
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Azur Is it that they fear it so not to acknowledge it?
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 3:20 AM
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Dave. You are shedding light...thanks
posted by
mysteria
on February 27, 2007 at 3:19 AM
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Sometimes people don't recognise progress
posted by
Azur
on February 27, 2007 at 3:16 AM
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Yes, it does. I agree. But what I'd say is that different people have
different ideas about what constitutes progress in their own lives.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on February 27, 2007 at 2:50 AM
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