tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post3831815504530380443..comments2023-04-15T08:14:53.058-07:00Comments on Joey Conservative's Corner: Hello Uncle VanyaJoey Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02521728886621816690noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-80660635403315413972011-02-09T14:17:23.020-08:002011-02-09T14:17:23.020-08:00What does this post mean?What does this post mean?Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524607431704119975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-55992577917208849982011-02-09T15:17:07.125-08:002011-02-09T15:17:07.125-08:00I suppose one's perception as to the meaning o...I suppose one's perception as to the meaning of their life and its' utility or futility depends upon the instant in which it is made. That opinion will likely be "optimistic" if one's future prospects for "their beloved" are good, pessimistic if they are not (or there is no beloved). Love (the light) alleviates and makes the suffering bearable and grants it meaning. It's absence represents the darkness that allows the pain of fate's "twigs in your face" to penetrate and be felt.Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-66337678865286666692011-02-09T15:18:23.780-08:002011-02-09T15:18:23.780-08:00...and the "darkness" is both dispiritin......and the "darkness" is both dispiriting and disheartening.Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-23427378183099931432011-02-09T15:21:33.123-08:002011-02-09T15:21:33.123-08:00I know that the "Uncle Vanya" clip is lo...I know that the "Uncle Vanya" clip is long, but I suspect it confirms the conclusion stated above.Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-66263209185284554052011-02-09T16:08:15.374-08:002011-02-09T16:08:15.374-08:00I should've been more specific. I was looking ...I should've been more specific. <br><br>I was looking for a more personal application.<br><br>by the way, Papillon is one of my favorite films.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524607431704119975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-55177816544154633542011-02-09T16:21:02.752-08:002011-02-09T16:21:02.752-08:00How does it apply to me? I'd have to say that...How does it apply to me? I'd have to say that I don't currently believe my life to have been "wasted". But that could change depending upon the fates and/or prospects of those whom I love.Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-12223132179481543542011-02-09T16:22:41.245-08:002011-02-09T16:22:41.245-08:00I've a very "Montgomery Gentry" outl...I've a very "Montgomery Gentry" outlook on the "value" of life. ;)Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-45225580523252021002011-02-10T07:28:50.588-08:002011-02-10T07:28:50.588-08:00Achilles has no opportunity for fame. The Acheans...Achilles has no opportunity for fame. The Acheans will suffer to hear only praises of their own... and their collectives (ie - Myrmidons).<br><br>In the <i>modern era</i>, Homer would be horse-whipped, all writings burned and all rhapsodic recitings of his tales outlawed at festivals.Thersiteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-78578644201242749372011-02-10T07:28:50.587-08:002011-02-10T07:28:50.587-08:00Ouch. Blogger's having issues today I see.Ouch. Blogger's having issues today I see.Thersiteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-30947962433098400472011-02-11T06:16:04.051-08:002011-02-11T06:16:04.051-08:00Perhaps I should address the concept of "wast...Perhaps I should address the concept of "wasted" lives on an "epic", as opposed to purely "lyrical" (personal) level...<br><br>Does every person's unused "potential" constitute a "waste" to that society? I suspect that this may be true, but only if said society has an "end" in mind...<br><br>...and if <i>pursuing happiness</i> be that end, one can hardly talk about "waste" except to that degree that opportunities for its' "pursuit" remain impaired/obstructed by said society (by excessive law and regulation)?Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164672274814613038.post-33064337162221291422011-02-11T06:18:04.757-08:002011-02-11T06:18:04.757-08:00...and in that case, it's not the individual t......and in that case, it's not the individual that's doing the 'wasting". It's the government (society) itself.Joe Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.com