Comments for The Meaning of Existence (and all that)

Comment on Gratitude Watch – Finale by Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:56:18 +0000

While I’ll miss your unique perspective and the thought-provoking material you did manage to find on the Internet, I certainly understand and respect your decision. Life is short…far too short to spend it doing something that brings more frustration than rewards. Thanks for your inspiration and for all that you did to promote the value of gratitude.

Comment on An Open Letter to President Obama by Metamatician

Metamatician — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:35:41 +0000

Well said, Daniel. I also grew up in a Republican household and tend to have Libertarian values, but like you I’m striving to see the big picture and realize than unity is more important than individualism at times, namely when it leads to ugly divisiveness that weakens the country as a whole, and each person’s lot. Thanks for the post.

Comment on We Are All In This Together by Angela

Angela — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:48:23 +0000

Kudos Daniel. Point well made – and glad to see you around.

Comment on We Are All In This Together by Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:22:20 +0000

Thank you for this beautiful essay. I too, have been struck in moments with the realization of our ultimate ONEness. I appreciate so much that so many of us are indeed, waking up.

Comment on An Open Letter to President Obama by Diane

Diane — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:45:09 +0000

Good morning, I am an American working residing in Canada. I went to school here and became member of alumni this year. I dream of coming back to amercia to dedicate all my skills to the country I was born in.

I am also a writer and would like to state the following I wrote:

1. “Peace is not necessarily the absence of war but the absence of reasons for war.” So lets get rid of the resons for war and create peace for all.

2. “When the truth is silent justice is denied, when the truth is spoken before the unjust, justice is slaughtered.” Shall we then stop the denial and the slaughter. I feel that every country is a home where some may live and others may visit. Every home has its problems but we do not trash the home because of this we get to work do the repairs so all may live and visit.

Comment on The Mary Hart Interview with Jesus Christ by Daniel Brenton

Daniel Brenton — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:56:16 +0000

Just had four brief and poorly composed comments from someone who obviously did not “get” that this was a parody, and insisted on being somewhat insulting as well.

If you’re reading, DB, you’ve been blacklisted.

– Daniel

Comment on Gratitude Watch – Finale by Felicia

Felicia — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:08:02 +0000

Daniel,

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the work you’ve done and for mentioning my posts awhile back when I was getting started….I really appreciated that, and things have grown from there in a way I hope is helpful to others along the way.

Best of luck to you, and I hope to see your writing on other subjects soon!

Felicia

Comment on We Are All In This Together by Daniel Brenton

Daniel Brenton — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:37:23 +0000

Frank –

Thank you for the comment.

Correct me if I’m wrong (I haven’t studied Buddhism, but I am struck by it) that the Buddha’s “smile of infinite compassion” is the empathy with the suffering of the world, and the recognition of the beauty of the Oneness of all things.

I have moments, which quickly slip away.

Namaste, Frank. Namaste.

– Daniel

Comment on We Are All In This Together by Frank Dickinson

Frank Dickinson — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:49:17 +0000

I sit here Daniel realizing that there are some suck ass people in this little odd universe in which we live.

I see the glory and the grandeur.

Even with the suck ass people.

And I hope, like you, to make a difference.

Awake,
Frank

Comment on An Open Letter to President Obama by Daniel Brenton

Daniel Brenton — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:01:09 +0000

Steve –

Thanks for the comment. I have no disagreement with anything you’ve stated here. The media is biased, clearly, and it is very easy to believe our representatives are not interested in representing us at all.

I think even if our elected leaders were working from perfectly honorable intent and without undue influence or pressure from all quarters, it would be difficult to please the constituency — the best outcome might even be a matter of displeasing everyone about equally. Part of what’s missing here, beyond our representatives representing US, is leadership. We don’t need (and wouldn’t put up with) being lead by the nose, but someone who challenges us, and calls on us in an effective manner to bring out the best and wisest in us is sorely lacking in our country, and in our recent political history. We think of John Kennedy, or better, Abraham Lincoln as these kinds of leaders. This is what we need — we can’t manage the day-to-day minutia of running this country, what’s needed are those who will act for us in our best interests, and go the extra mile to help us understand the complex issues we face.

We are all capable of this kind of leadership. Most of us don’t realize this, and this in part is why we’ve abdicated control of our country to those who are not serving us.

Simply, if our leaders can’t or won’t serve us as I’ve described, we need replace them with those who will.

They are, after all, called “public servants.”

We are all to blame for the state of our nation’s leadership …. every single one of us. It’s up to us to fix it, and we will have to find the leadership to do this inside of ourselves to chart the wisest course to this end.

– Daniel