A fascinating conversation and beautifully written by all who contributed.
Marilyn
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Have you ever wished you could tell your childhood self a thing or two about
growing up?
Would the knowledge you know now have saved you from learning things the
hard way?
It's Tough Growing Up: Children's Stories of Courage
Marilyn Dalrymple and Joan Foor
www.itstoughgrowingup.com
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Where's Ezra? A children's story about being and having friends.
Marilyn Dalrymple, author; Leslie Duffey, Illustrator.
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Bartholomew's Buttons, a children's story using the characters in
Where's Ezra? about work ethics. A delightful story beautifully illustrated
by Leslie Duffey.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry McCown
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 1:04 PM
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: RE: Mum
You, Karl are a real human being. I think your words touch all of us.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of karl shah-jenner
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 9:34 AM
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: Re: Mum
Christopher Strevens
Dear Photo-forum members
Chris.
My belief tends toward maltheism.. and I read that the Jaina believe the
universe is without end and godless. they also believe Man has the ability
to achieve the Godhead themselves if they follow their own path in life.
Effectively, like the philosophical question 'if a tree falls in the forest
and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a noise?' these beliefs
preclude there being any actual beauty in the universe and that it is US
who's minds perceive (and thus create) the beauty.
You are a capable photographer, and even if as you claim you are of
diminished capacity, you still have *some* capacity - that is evident in
your writing and your images.
Might I suggest you use what you have to create the beauty you see missing
in the world?
I have read grumpyoldsod.com and been shocked by a lot of what has
transpired in Britain, and I know Australia is to my eye going from the
Stupid Country to the Unbelievably Dim Country fast, however I read the
account of a gentleman from elsewhere who sees Australia as heaven on earth.
He came from a peasant villiage in war torn Vietnam and was recounting his
experience the first time he encountered a traffic light pedestrian
crossing.. "I pushed the buttoon and the cars just .. stopped!" In no time
in his life had he ever had so much power in a fingertip..
you have in you with the technology at hand the ability to show the world
the beautiful things you want them to see, and maybe in doing so you'll lift
the spirits of someone else who is suffering. Maybe your mum would like to
see this beauty you hold in your heart.
k
