Comments on: Rage and Road Mercy http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/ Mercifully gumming up the scapegoating mechanism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Time to Wait at Intersections « Beyond Rivalry http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-30951 Time to Wait at Intersections « Beyond Rivalry Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:21:57 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/#comment-30951 [...] to Wait at Intersections Posted on 2007/06/14 by mmwm From a post at Grow Mercy : “We are an angry bunch. This is an angry generation. We seethe. We hate spasmodically. We [...] [...] to Wait at Intersections Posted on 2007/06/14 by mmwm From a post at Grow Mercy : “We are an angry bunch. This is an angry generation. We seethe. We hate spasmodically. We [...]

]]> By: Deb http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-14313 Deb Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:07:34 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/#comment-14313 And I long for that as well. So now we have someone's actions to aspire to... And I long for that as well. So now we have someone’s actions to aspire to…

]]> By: connie http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-14195 connie Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:19:11 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/#comment-14195 ah, but knowing that my character (complete with tendencies to envy and all) pales by comparison makes it difficult to feel worthy as a friend, and difficult not to feel envy of the nobler character in the other's life. ....not that all envy is bad, though, I will continue to argue. Beyond being simply more honest than some, my kind of envy means to induce no guilt in the other party; it means simply to say "Though I’m happy for your success, and wouldn’t want to take it from you for anything, I do long to experience a similar one for myself also." I now long to be a Father James in another’s life, to have such an effect for good. ah, but knowing that my character (complete with tendencies to envy and all) pales by comparison makes it difficult to feel worthy as a friend, and difficult not to feel envy of the nobler character in the other’s life. ….not that all envy is bad, though, I will continue to argue. Beyond being simply more honest than some, my kind of envy means to induce no guilt in the other party; it means simply to say “Though I’m happy for your success, and wouldn’t want to take it from you for anything, I do long to experience a similar one for myself also.”

I now long to be a Father James in another’s life, to have such an effect for good.

]]> By: Deb http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-14178 Deb Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:57:10 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/#comment-14178 Having a Father James doesn't negate needing honest friends!! Having a Father James doesn’t negate needing honest friends!!

]]> By: connie http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-14163 connie Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:23:35 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/#comment-14163 Father James sounds like good medicine -- and don't you hate it when immature people who feel envy as regularly as the sun rises don't even try to keep it to themselves? Just have to spoil the celebration of your success or joy by wearing their feelings on their sleeve all the time? You wouldn't know anyone like that, would you? (I'm so sorry!) Father James sounds like good medicine — and don’t you hate it when immature people who feel envy as regularly as the sun rises don’t even try to keep it to themselves? Just have to spoil the celebration of your success or joy by wearing their feelings on their sleeve all the time? You wouldn’t know anyone like that, would you? (I’m so sorry!)

]]> By: Deb http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-14114 Deb Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:28:33 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/06/14/rage-and-road-mercy/#comment-14114 I am so grateful for people like Father James who exhibits a presence that calms. He is not envious and always gracious and grateful. I know he has changed my life for the better. I think the space he lives within beneath the Saskatchewan skies also somehow has an effect. On my more challenging days I wish to be back at the monastery... How much does all the noise and rush of our society contribute to the anger? I catch myself getting caught within those angry moments even though I'm "careful" enough not to show it outwardly (at least not too much). I find the presence of too many people at once, too much noise, too much rush contributes. I struggle to bring back a piece of the peace of the monastery moments. I am so grateful for people like Father James who exhibits a presence that calms. He is not envious and always gracious and grateful. I know he has changed my life for the better. I think the space he lives within beneath the Saskatchewan skies also somehow has an effect. On my more challenging days I wish to be back at the monastery…

How much does all the noise and rush of our society contribute to the anger? I catch myself getting caught within those angry moments even though I’m “careful” enough not to show it outwardly (at least not too much). I find the presence of too many people at once, too much noise, too much rush contributes. I struggle to bring back a piece of the peace of the monastery moments.

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