I received a well-reasoned email from a friend of mine in response to my last blog-post. Since it offers a potential corrective to the views posted therein, I’ll reproduce part of it here (with her permission, of course):
I agree with the distinction but not the example. Aren’t hints how we get by? I know (gosh, [...]
Archive for the ‘Chinese thought’ Category
More on the nice/kind dichotomy
April 6, 2009
Relationships: recreation versus re-creation
November 2, 2008
A few weeks ago, as Mr. Keith and I were leaving the gym, I started thinking about the amount of time that we were spending each week working out (and the amount of satisfaction that this physical exertion is providing me), which led me to the line of speculation outlined below. On a similar note, [...]
Thanksgiving (and a little Chinese philosophy)
October 12, 2008
I’m writing this from my childhood home, where I’ve traveled to celebrate Thanksgiving with my folks. The meal, as always, was a feast: turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, yams (with brown sugar and pecans), wheat salad, and the ever-popular pumpkin pie for dessert. And, as always, I appreciated it. As much as I love cooking, I [...]
