Thursday, March 07, 2013

Winning Words 3/7/13
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead to a better understanding of ourselves.”  (Carl Jung)  I saw a list of  “1000 Things That Bug People.”  Psychiatrist Jung says that we can learn from those “bug-ers.”  What are some of the things that “get your goat?”  How about people who drive slow in the fast lane?...or, a plodding internet connection?  Ozzy Osbourne sings: “Slow down, you’re moving way too fast.”    ;-)  Jack

   FROM JC IN HONG KONG:  How about tailgaters?////JACK:  When traffic is bumper to bumper, everyone's a tailgater, except the driver in front.  Do people in Hong Kong ever tailgate at sporting events?

FROM DR EM IN MICHIGAN:  Ozzy? Really? Didn't know you were a fan?  What gets my goat? People who flick cigarettes out their at window.////JACK:  I thought about using a similar quote from the Beatles, but I wanted to relate to a "younger" crowd.

 FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  I read these words to my husband as he was leaving for work this morning.  His answer was impatient people (he said he was impatient and didn't like it in himself).  I said, "People who give long-winded answer when a yes or no would do" (something he does all the time....why not give a long answer when a paragraph or two would be better?!?)  We just both laughed together. Irritating people hit me different depending on the mood I am in but I guess people who aren't handicapped but park in the specially marked handicap parking...that always gets to me...especially now.////JACK:  You could have simply responded, "like," but I "liked" hearing about your conversation with Gary.    Long or short, he usually has something wise to say.  I "like" it when enforcement officers ticket a car illegally parked in a handicap spot.

 FROM SHARIN' SHARON:  This is so right. But what I am finding extremely trying is when I complain about certain things others are or are not doing and people around me have a "different take" on the situation, before I finally get a better understanding of myself and particularly why I choose to do something (usually I'm not doing for the right reason), it's necessary to go through a period of being separated from others all around, even those I thought were friends until I get to a better place again. It's kind of a painful thing to go through.////JACK:  Constructive comments are usually better received than complaints.  When I was a newspaper carrier, if a customer didn't like the way the paper was delivered, I'd get a yellow "complaint" slip from the circulation manager.  I'd usually respond with a justification, but make sure I didn't get another.

 FROM DM IN MICHIGAN:  Ozzy Osbourne????????  Didn’t realize you were a rocker!!////JACK:  I really like Sharon better.  I wonder how those two got together?

 FROM WALMART REV:  Where the real challenges of life are . . . our everyday world and with those we share life with . . . learning as I go-- ////JACK:  We're always learning, unless we're that kind of person who has all of the answers.

 FROM MICHIZONA RAY:  This quote fits well with yesterday's quote. It takes two to know the one. Jung would also say that it's not "thing" that irritates, but what's beneath the thing.////JACK:  Psyche is an interesting word derived from the Greek, meaning: life, spirit or self.////RAY:  Yes it is indeed. I find it very interesting that the Greeks (and other cultures around the world throughout time) generated stories (myths) that reconciled the "spirit" of man to the divine. They had inner inspirations that gnawed at their own souls for understanding the origin of their existence. There is actually a story of Psyche, who was a mortal woman whose beauty reviled the goddess, Venus. She sent her son, Cupid, to resolve the issue -- but it backfired. In the end, the story is ultimately about the "marriage" of the divine with the mortal world, and the unification of divine love within mortal man. This is why the study of the Psyche (psychology) is not a science, nor should it ever be considered one. It is the study of one's soul, spirit, life, and breath...all mythological symbols that we still utilize in our Christian theology. The disciplines of theology, psychology, philosophy, and mythology are all very closely related! ////JACK:  I'm glad that Greek, theology and Philosophy (major) in college.

 FROM BLAZING OAKS:  Gandhi once said, "There is more to life than increasing its speed."  I am often in a hurry, so that is a good reminder to have posted, for me.It can be  irritating when persons are chronically late, taking others valuable time.////JACK:  I'm reminded of these words by Thomas Sowell:  "People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do."

 FROM SAINT JAMES:  I'm in for these Michigan drivers who cannot make it to the posted speed limit... ////JACK:  Do you mean...too fast or too slow?  I'm irritated by those who won't take turns when merging from 2 lanes to 1 at construction zones.
   







3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is so right. But what I am finding extremely trying is when I complain about certain things others are or are not doing and people around me have a "different take" on the situation, before I finally get a better understanding of myself and particularly why I choose to do something (usually I'm not doing for the right reason), it's necessary to go through a period of being separated from others all around, even those I thought were friends until I get to a better place again. It's kind of a painful thing to go through.
S.H. in MI

Ray Gage said...

This quote fits well with yesterday's quote. It takes two to know the one. Jung would also say that it's not "thing" that irritates, but what's beneath the thing.

Ray Gage said...

Yes it is indeed. I find it very interesting that the Greeks (and other cultures around the world throughout time) generated stories (myths) that reconciled the "spirit" of man to the divine. They had inner inspirations that gnawed at their own souls for understanding the origin of their existence. There is actually a story of Psyche, who was a mortal woman whose beauty reviled the goddess, Venus. She sent her son, Cupid, to resolve the issue -- but it backfired. In the end, the story is ultimately about the "marriage" of the divine with the mortal world, and the unification of divine love within mortal man. This is why the study of the Psyche (psychology) is not a science, nor should it ever be considered one. It is the study of one's soul, spirit, life, and breath...all mythological symbols that we still utilize in our Christian theology. The disciplines of theology, psychology, philosophy, and mythology are all very closely related!