I understand why Eric is sticking to his guns on this issue. Chris Bruce's version is far and away more totalitarian. "Try to love one another right now" is a much more demanding command than "Kinda love one another" which seems to be more of a call to an Aristotelian middle ground (and thereby more virtuous?). "Love, yes, if you must, but don't go to excess." That's what Eric and Aristotle advise. Jesus told us to love one another as we love ourselves. I'm telling you, folks, that's not asking much. I've decided that not many people out there love themselves at all. There's a lot of love for self-images, but most of us know that we don't measure up and we hate ourselves for it. That's my pop psychology sermon for this Sunday and I'm sticking to it.
Mike Geary Gyaku Maijin of Memphis----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Yost" <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:15 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: C'mon people now - or almost rhyming
Correcting the lyric, we have the refrain: C'mon people now Smile on your brother Ev'rybody get together Try to love one another right now Which in less moony sort of language is: Get a move on, masses, immediately Smile on your comrade! Everyone assemble! Attempt to devote yourself to the group right now! FAILURE TO ASSEMBLE, SMILE, AND LOVE YOUR COMRADE WILL IMMEDIATELY BE PUNISHED BY DETENTION IN RE-EDUCATION CAMPS ... RIGHT NOW! Look, mommy, firemen, there's going to be a fire! All the best, Montag ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off,digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
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