tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post5275656311588530369..comments2024-03-27T13:22:58.455-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: Existential thinkingDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-83180958270777875892023-01-23T07:13:22.804-08:002023-01-23T07:13:22.804-08:00As a teenager, Diary of Anne Frank, was enough for...As a teenager, Diary of Anne Frank, was enough for me. Then later I read Black Like Me. It is hard to accept all the anger man has for man. I admire your broad interest in it all.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053208644196545549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-91113964088437070412023-01-23T04:37:02.270-08:002023-01-23T04:37:02.270-08:00I would love to have a coffee with you some mornin...I would love to have a coffee with you some morning, Jan…ahhh…I just did! What a wonderful reframing of social media!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-79550816416106998822023-01-22T16:41:51.211-08:002023-01-22T16:41:51.211-08:00Very well said.Very well said.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-86713806199389462932023-01-22T16:24:40.329-08:002023-01-22T16:24:40.329-08:00I wonder how many mothers look back and think, &qu...I wonder how many mothers look back and think, "Wow I was the most awesome mother ever!" I certainly don't think that about myself, and can still wither inside at some of the memories of my failings. We move toward acceptance and forgiveness, yes? What else can we do? And yes, like you, I am fascinated by the intersection of Buddhism and quantum mechanics. Thanks for another lovely Sunday reflection.Galen Pearlhttps://www.galenpearl.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-302125569400601582023-01-22T15:50:48.462-08:002023-01-22T15:50:48.462-08:00I often what what would have happened if you had g...I often what what would have happened if you had gone further in your education. what would you have found? How would you be thinking today? Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-7993162627655627392023-01-22T15:43:24.341-08:002023-01-22T15:43:24.341-08:00I read everything I could find on the Holocaust in...I read everything I could find on the Holocaust in my 20s, too! What started me was watching a series on WWII about the holocaust on PBS that was running late at night. Dagan was a toddler if I remember correctly...very young, anyways.<br /><br />You can google anything!<br />"Holocaust was produced by Robert Berger, and it was filmed on location in Austria and West Berlin. It was broadcast in four parts from April 16 to April 19, 1978. The series earned a 49% market share; it was also well received in Europe."<br /><br />Dagan was 3 1/2.<br /><br />I remember watching it through my tears.<br /><br />When I read some of the books--OMG! How people sacrificed bread to people they didn't even know. The lights of the world show themselves brightly in the deepest darkness. I wanted to be one of those people. I never wanted to lose that part of me. Made a choice while watching those pictures through my tears.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-25162568597669119212023-01-22T15:00:28.189-08:002023-01-22T15:00:28.189-08:00As always, your Sunday posts give me food for thou...As always, your Sunday posts give me food for thought; something to ponder over for the next few days.<br /><br />It hurts my heart that you think you weren't a good mother...you were doing the best that you could given the circumstances. And teenagers are hard; particularly for a single parent. You loved your son fiercely - that alone made you a good mother. Sending love and hugs. Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-8607194494308405272023-01-22T12:35:40.901-08:002023-01-22T12:35:40.901-08:00This post gets back into your philosophical overvi...This post gets back into your philosophical overview of life as we experience it. This is one of my favorite reasons for following Eye on the Edge. I love your open outlook on life and your willingness to consider the purpose behind **everything**. I especially appreciate the quote on Existentialism. I could really get on my soap box about that, but, to your benefit, I will resist. 😊 Now, you said, “Since I have learned that my happiness does not come from external circumstances, but from how I perceive my life, it has made me feel much more serene in daily existence.” IMHO, regarding that exact quote, most humans have not reached a point where they realize the truth and reality of what you said AND the resulting serenity. They just won’t see it or understand it. But that is OK. We are all moving forward with the evolution of humanity and what the future holds is up to all of us. So far, we’ve come a long way since the invention of the wheel. 😊 John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-8787544293654703292023-01-22T12:34:35.274-08:002023-01-22T12:34:35.274-08:00I like what Elephant's Child said, " Life...I like what Elephant's Child said, " Life is, and I try to savor it." I am going to borrow and adopt that statement as my "EXISTentialism".<br />Even though I have read your previous biographical posts, I learned more about you today. Thank you for being so open. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-17578356455165025482023-01-22T09:14:09.665-08:002023-01-22T09:14:09.665-08:00I hope your day (and the weeks to come) is WONDERF...I hope your day (and the weeks to come) is WONDERFUL. I too am an insatiable reading. I read for education, for distraction and for comfort. I am sometimes lucky enough to find all those things in the same book. Some years back I stopped looking for meaning though. Life is, and I try and savour it.<br />As always thank you for your Sunday perspective. It is Monday (early) here and you have given me thoughts to ponder.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-27716380865275861272023-01-22T09:11:12.406-08:002023-01-22T09:11:12.406-08:00I think maybe I wrote a paper on Existentialism an...I think maybe I wrote a paper on Existentialism and Kierkegaard, but I am not sure whether I fully grasped it then or now. Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-80136271383434270002023-01-22T09:02:26.238-08:002023-01-22T09:02:26.238-08:00Another wonderful post. The thought of you bowling...Another wonderful post. The thought of you bowling makes me smile.Buzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820913066052044418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-72036508270030567002023-01-22T08:21:50.484-08:002023-01-22T08:21:50.484-08:00I love this post. I remember my reading flowing al...I love this post. I remember my reading flowing along with my life happenings also. I learned some new things about you today and I can see how interesting and also challenging your life has been.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-18751726958418612502023-01-22T07:17:45.837-08:002023-01-22T07:17:45.837-08:00Good morning DJan--I very much enjoyed this week&#...Good morning DJan--I very much enjoyed this week's "DJan's Search for Meaning". (I'm not just saying that, this is one of your better posts, a bittersweet mix of looking back and present day pondering.) We are such a... unique species. We've been cursed/blessed with the ability to question the meaning of life, and our place in it. More than anything, I would love to know if there's "self conscious" life out there in the universe. I'm sure there's a trillion trillion planets with all sorts of fungi organisms and sea creatures and the like, but are there beings like ourselves, with the abilities to question who they are? Oh darn it, now you have me in a deep train of thought... :^) I hope your week ahead is a good & thoughtful one.ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-63201797506693739292023-01-22T07:06:58.059-08:002023-01-22T07:06:58.059-08:00I took Philosophy in college and studied Kant, Des...I took Philosophy in college and studied Kant, Descarte, and Sartre, the father of Existentialism. Many philosophers have different views of life and how we perceive it. I think basically we are often shaped by our religious upbringing, if any. A Catholic perceives life differently than an atheist would. gigi-hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518815613680634578noreply@blogger.com