I wish I had more time to write today, and that I felt a bit
better as well, because the subjects that I read in gopher
space were something that I'd love to delve into more (both
reading and writing.)
Users tomasino and sparcipx mentioned prayer and the Rosary
in recent posts[1][2]. ipx seemed to think that the subject
of religion might be divisive, but on the contrary, I think
the subject is refreshing in today's world. I suppose it can
devolve quickly into bickering, depending on the crowd. I
personally would love to read more about what people think
and feel and believe.
I'm not a theologian or a philosopher, or any other kind of
-ian or -er or -ist that could speak quasi-authoritatively
on the subject, but I do believe that humans are capable of
reasonable discussion when it comes to things like religion.
We don't have to berate or belittle or decapitate people
that don't see things the way we do. Those actions are, I
think, indicative of a lack of actual faith; or in some
extreme cases, they might be indicative of misplaced faith
in ideas or people.
Since I'm not Catholic, I can't add anything to the
discussion on the Rosary, but tomasino's post was very
inclusive on the subject, saying "It is the way of a mantra.
It is the spirit of the mandala. It is found in a thousand
traditions in a thousand faiths in a thousand forms. The
repetition, the effort spent on the menial to provide focus
for the sublime, that is the spirit I find in the rosary."
Like I said, I wish I was in a better place to write more,
but I'll have to leave it at that for now.
I also wanted to post some congratulations for RPoD, who's
daughter is getting married[3]. That's an awesome thing, and
an important life event.
[1]
gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/tomasino/phlog/20180306-the-rosary
[2]
gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/sparcipx/phlog/March_2018/03-07-18
[3]
gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jynx/dat/20180306a.post
