Jack’s
Winning Words 3/1/19
“It’s not the
love that you make, it’s the love that you give.” (Nikola Tesla) On this day in 1893, Tesla made the first
demonstration of a working radio. He was
a great inventor of electric-related devices…some say, greater than
Edison. His “love-quote” is ironic,
because there was no love lost between those contemporary inventors. We may not “love” certain people, but that
doesn’t mean that we can’t respect them.
Does anyone similar come to your mind?
;-) Jack
FROM HONEST JOHN: A lot of people feel that to build up Tesla we have to knock Edison....why not praise both?===JACK: Yes, you're right about that. But, people tend to get a bit testy when they think that someone has stolen something (ideas) from them. AC vs DC was part of the animosity. Confession and forgiveness don't always come easily.
FROM PEEWEE: Why do you always make me think so hard?? Thank you!!===JACK: It's like going to school. Learning comes from having to think. Sometime it seems like hard work, but that's what education is all about. If there were no hard lesson we'd spend our lives in Kindergarten.
FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: I’m not sure respect is the word to use. Perhaps tolerate them would be better. Respect is something earned not given. There are people who deserve respect but because they earned it.===JACK: I guess it comes down to the definition of respect. You can choose one or the other, or both.
1 - Respect: a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. synonyms: esteem, regard, high regard, high opinion, acclaim, admiration, approbation, approval, appreciation, estimation, favor, popularity, recognition, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, honor, praise, homage
2 - Respect: due regard for the feelings, wishes, rights, or traditions of others. "young people's lack of respect for their parents" synonyms: due regard, consideration, thoughtfulness, attentiveness, politeness, courtesy, civility, deference
FROM JK IN IL: The “giving” aspect of “love” is key (at least for me) on how to live according to God’s will. A recent interview with Bishop Michael Curry (by Judy Woodruff @ PBS News Hour) resonated strongly; this excerpt by Rev. Curry clarifies that love is not simply the “opposite of hate” but the opposite of “it’s all about me and the heck with you”
But I used to think of the opposite of love is hate. And, on some levels, that makes sense. But what I'm beginning to see is that, if you look at love as the New Testament talks about, as Jesus of Nazareth talks about it, he talks about love most consistently as he's about to give up his life.
And at one point, he even says, greater love has no one than this, but that they give up their life for their friends. The opposite of love is not simply hatred. The opposite of love is selfishness, self-centeredness, which the religious traditions have always identified as the root source of all the dilemmas that are created by human beings, this selfishness. Love is the opposite of that, the antidote to that, if you will. And the reason it's difficult for us is, healthy self-respect and self-love can quickly become selfishness, if we let it. You need healthy self-respect, but the selfishness, when I become the center of the universe, and you're the periphery, it's all about me, and the heck with you.
And that even includes God. If I'm the center of the universe, well, God's on the periphery too.”
For transcript of interview go to https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/bishop-curry-on-love-poetry-and-the-royal-wedding.===JACK: WOW! That sound like a lecture that might be given in a seminary.
FROM DS IN SOCAL: Tough subject. Bible of course very clear, Love is most important. However, I find it hard to love people I don't respect...but I'm trying.===JACK: I would suggest that you first figure out what "love" means. Do you think that Jesus LOVES us because he respects all the things we do? Today's blog has some interesting responses that you might want to read. :Love is more than "like." Martin Luther said that 3 things will surprise him when he gets to heaven, 3 things will surprise. 1- He won't see some people that he expected to see. 2- He will see some people that he never expected to see. 3- ...and most surprising of all, he'll see that he's there, himself. Think about that. I'm glad that you're trying to understand.===DS: I'm a work in progress...very slow progress. 😇===JACK: At least, in in progress. Good for you...and keep it up.
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FROM HONEST JOHN: A lot of people feel that to build up Tesla we have to knock Edison....why not praise both?===JACK: Yes, you're right about that. But, people tend to get a bit testy when they think that someone has stolen something (ideas) from them. AC vs DC was part of the animosity. Confession and forgiveness don't always come easily.
FROM PEEWEE: Why do you always make me think so hard?? Thank you!!===JACK: It's like going to school. Learning comes from having to think. Sometime it seems like hard work, but that's what education is all about. If there were no hard lesson we'd spend our lives in Kindergarten.
FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: I’m not sure respect is the word to use. Perhaps tolerate them would be better. Respect is something earned not given. There are people who deserve respect but because they earned it.===JACK: I guess it comes down to the definition of respect. You can choose one or the other, or both.
1 - Respect: a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. synonyms: esteem, regard, high regard, high opinion, acclaim, admiration, approbation, approval, appreciation, estimation, favor, popularity, recognition, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, honor, praise, homage
2 - Respect: due regard for the feelings, wishes, rights, or traditions of others. "young people's lack of respect for their parents" synonyms: due regard, consideration, thoughtfulness, attentiveness, politeness, courtesy, civility, deference
FROM JK IN IL: The “giving” aspect of “love” is key (at least for me) on how to live according to God’s will. A recent interview with Bishop Michael Curry (by Judy Woodruff @ PBS News Hour) resonated strongly; this excerpt by Rev. Curry clarifies that love is not simply the “opposite of hate” but the opposite of “it’s all about me and the heck with you”
But I used to think of the opposite of love is hate. And, on some levels, that makes sense. But what I'm beginning to see is that, if you look at love as the New Testament talks about, as Jesus of Nazareth talks about it, he talks about love most consistently as he's about to give up his life.
And at one point, he even says, greater love has no one than this, but that they give up their life for their friends. The opposite of love is not simply hatred. The opposite of love is selfishness, self-centeredness, which the religious traditions have always identified as the root source of all the dilemmas that are created by human beings, this selfishness. Love is the opposite of that, the antidote to that, if you will. And the reason it's difficult for us is, healthy self-respect and self-love can quickly become selfishness, if we let it. You need healthy self-respect, but the selfishness, when I become the center of the universe, and you're the periphery, it's all about me, and the heck with you.
And that even includes God. If I'm the center of the universe, well, God's on the periphery too.”
For transcript of interview go to https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/bishop-curry-on-love-poetry-and-the-royal-wedding.===JACK: WOW! That sound like a lecture that might be given in a seminary.
FROM DS IN SOCAL: Tough subject. Bible of course very clear, Love is most important. However, I find it hard to love people I don't respect...but I'm trying.===JACK: I would suggest that you first figure out what "love" means. Do you think that Jesus LOVES us because he respects all the things we do? Today's blog has some interesting responses that you might want to read. :Love is more than "like." Martin Luther said that 3 things will surprise him when he gets to heaven, 3 things will surprise. 1- He won't see some people that he expected to see. 2- He will see some people that he never expected to see. 3- ...and most surprising of all, he'll see that he's there, himself. Think about that. I'm glad that you're trying to understand.===DS: I'm a work in progress...very slow progress. 😇===JACK: At least, in in progress. Good for you...and keep it up.
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