Memorial Day
May 26, 2008
Vicktor Frankl said that:
“It did not really matter
May 26, 2008
Vicktor Frankl said that:
“It did not really matter
what we expected from life,
but rather what life
but rather what life
expected from us.”
He raised this question another way by asking:
"if it was possible to gain more by bearing life’s
burdens well than by living the good life. "
Hugh Nibley wrote of, what seems to me, to be a similar type of thought that he had one time while in a foxhole during wartime. He said he was impressed with the thought that he needed to be “happy” in that circumstance. His point was that it is not what happens to you or even what becomes of you that matters it is what you become that’s important.
He raised this question another way by asking:
"if it was possible to gain more by bearing life’s
burdens well than by living the good life. "
Hugh Nibley wrote of, what seems to me, to be a similar type of thought that he had one time while in a foxhole during wartime. He said he was impressed with the thought that he needed to be “happy” in that circumstance. His point was that it is not what happens to you or even what becomes of you that matters it is what you become that’s important.
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Last year on this day I wrote some thoughts about my father and his dedication to his family and the fact that this day was one that he verified his dedication in remembering and honoring the gravesides. The day served well to show what he felt life expected of him and in responding to that it defined what life allowed him to become.
Last year on this day I wrote some thoughts about my father and his dedication to his family and the fact that this day was one that he verified his dedication in remembering and honoring the gravesides. The day served well to show what he felt life expected of him and in responding to that it defined what life allowed him to become.
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PS: Yesterdays comments about Einstein can be found in a "review format" on Amazon. Either go to the Amazon link on the right side half way done and click "My Amazon Reviews" or click this link:
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