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By: Singing And Feeling Lucky | Detlef Cordes

Singing And Feeling Lucky | Detlef Cordes — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:23:09 +0000

[...] Richard’s post “Answer me this” made me think about what it is I want most in life, what I want to do in life and what might [...]

By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:09:37 +0000

Hey Detlef,
It seems that the complication is here to stay. So to make our way with each opportunity the exercise of our choice for good or ill.

By: Detlef Cordes

Detlef Cordes — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:08:55 +0000

Ted, I agree “we need some thing to pursue”. We need to have well defined goals. But that’s relatively new in human history. Most of our ancestors hat their goals cut out for them. If you wanted to see the next spring or even the next day you had limited options. And you had to find your way with the people around you. You had to live and to work together and the goals were relatively clear.

That’s different with us now. Life has become so complicated. What’s the right thing to do? For most of us there is no longer an obvious way – just educated guesses.

Richard, you’re asking whether there is anywhere to go. A friend of mine went to western Africa to work as a doctor. No antibiotics, no anesthesia, not even proper fibres. Sometimes the only doctor around, seeing hundreds of patients. Seeing people die because they stepped into a rusty nail.

So if we see ourselves as a world community – there are deeds to perform and things to pursue, fires to be put out. If only the world wouldn’t be so complicated.

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By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:20:40 +0000

Hello Ted,
Your current experience speaks to the point in such a powerful way. I went through a similar transition almost five years ago, and though uncertainty and fear were serious demons in the early days, the persistence to live the dream, and follow the story where it wanted to go has made all the difference in my life. Thank you for joining in.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:12:09 +0000

Richard: great post. I couldn’t agree more.

through years of sitting in cubicles, I’ve often wondered if there isn’t something more to life, as I’m sure most of us have. Pushing pixels to simply collect a paycheck while waiting for the next cubicle-based job offer is no real way to go about living.

Laid off in December 08, and finally pursuing something I’ve long wanted to pursue has imbued me with a positivity and enthusiasm that I haven’t had in a long, long time. We need some thing to pursue, that’s what it comes down to.

By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:15:07 +0000

Detlef,
Interesting story of your grandparents. I’m glad you picked up on the pulling out of the activity of the community part, because I think these questions and the bartender, are really asked by our own souls. Knowing the answer allows for the full commitment to the community. Som many in my own community express wanting to be elsewhere. But it’s a vague complaint. Is there anywhere to go?

By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:09:26 +0000

Than you for adding to it, great quote Henie.

By: Detlef Cordes

Detlef Cordes — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:13:13 +0000

How is it that we are putting up a stool in the pub in the early(!) afternoon while the others are cutting hay? Are we retired and living from interests? No irony: I would like to live from interests. I like the double meaning of the word in English.

Your post made me look up Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 74 again. I don’t want to cite here but the way Shakespeare is tackling the mysteries of live and death is very interesting for me. And he was getting an interest …

I would like to be a social animal, to be part of the action in a community, to be a resource, to have fun while working. My grandparents still lived the rural community live. Very few options, if you wanted to eek out a living from the land but to work from pre-dawn to post-dust. Few farms could stand on their own feet so the whole village had to work together (e.g. cutting the hay) – or go broke (which most of the farmers eventually did anyway).

I have options, I just took the option to step out of my native tongue, because I didn’t like the environment any more – so: how social might I be? I’m definitely waiting for a community like the village of my grandparents, I would love to work together.

Detlef Cordes´s last blog post..The Cave Man Philosophy Song

By: Henie

Henie — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:31:30 +0000

Now I know!

Here’s something perhaps to add…

“When you are inspired by some great purpose,
some extraordinary project,
all of your thoughts break their bonds
Your mind transcends limitations.
Your consciousness expands in every direction.
And you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world.
Dormant forces, faculties and talents come alive
and you discover yourself to be a greater person
by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.” ~Patanjali~

Another great post, Richard! Thank you!

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By: Richard Reeve

Richard Reeve — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:27:43 +0000

Hey Nick,
Glad you came by to find out. Perhaps you have another suggestion?