tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post5391379008780926897..comments2024-02-22T04:58:19.083-08:00Comments on My Reflections: Yes and NoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post-88380276561714122222012-11-11T17:32:43.232-08:002012-11-11T17:32:43.232-08:00"We have seen and known some people who seem ..."We have seen and known some people who seem to have found this deep Center of living, where the fretful calls of life are integrated, where No as well as Yes can be said with confidence."<br /><br />Even though I feel like my life is pretty much a mess, this paragraph rings true for me.<br /><br />This would suggest that the ability to say yes and no with confidence doesn't necessarily mean someone is well integrated. :-)Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905577.post-16988519081757427252012-11-11T07:52:56.242-08:002012-11-11T07:52:56.242-08:00This article brings to mind G.K. Chesterton's ...This article brings to mind G.K. Chesterton's comments about "Yes" and "No." They also seen fitting in the aftermath of of a turbulent political season and approaching Thanksgiving.<br /><br />-Bill Jackson, Oroville, CA<br /><br /> "Both the progressive and the conservative entirely neglect to consider the very meaning of the words "yes" and "no". To give the answer "yes" to one question is to imply the answer "no" to another question. To desire the construction of something is to desire the destruction of whatever prevents its construction...When our hopes for the coming time seem disturbed or doubtful, and peace chaotic, let us remember that it is really our disappointment that is an illusion. It is our rescue that is a reality. Our grounds for gratitude are really far greater than our powers of being grateful. It is in the mood of a noble sort of humility, and even a noble sort of fear, that new things are really made. We adorn things most when we love them most. And we love them most when we have nearly lost them." <br />~G.K. Chesterton: Illustrated London News, January 3, 1920Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com