tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post115003281615036277..comments2023-09-30T04:12:28.281-07:00Comments on Finding Fair Hope: Chamber CornerMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1150108918617122312006-06-12T03:41:00.000-07:002006-06-12T03:41:00.000-07:00And I thought I was just churning out more "fluff ...And I thought I was just churning out more "fluff about Fairhope." Glad that someone sees something profound in the everyday. It's all we have, after all.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1150093676398572222006-06-11T23:27:00.000-07:002006-06-11T23:27:00.000-07:00Keep’em coming. I find these stories to be the pe...Keep’em coming. I find these stories to be the perfect anecdote to the sophomoronic (new word) social Darwinism that’s often expressed as “We’re individually geared to seek our own best interest”. I say “sophomoronic, because it is about the sophomore year of college that we’re exposed to this simplistic reductionism of a rationalized life. Most of us grow out of it and come to understand that what makes an actual human life, not a philosophical one, is the concept of unrequited sacrifice to others. Real people, like Barbra Gooden who’s 20 years of service to her community, or my wife, for example, who’s 25 years of working with elderly dementia and Alzheimer’s patients make a daily rebuttal in human terms to those who hypo-critically seek to undermine the best efforts of the human spirit. <BR/><BR/>I remember, when we were sharing our weekly dose of Bill Moyer’s and Joseph Campbell’s Power of Myth”, one particular episode on the concept of sacrifice. It left a powerful impression on me. Almost all human beings live a life, pretty much in dedication to others, whether if be our loved ones, our friends, strangers, our local communities or those halfway around the world. In more dramatic situations, willing, at moments notice, without hesitation risk and sacrifice and exchange our very lives for another. It’s what makes the world livable and engaging and life a meaningful experience. So keep’em coming, the teacher’s, the coffee brewer’s, the pancake flipper’s, boat builder’s, volunteers, and all the rest that give dignity to the daily sacrifice of living beyond our “best interest”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com