Comments on: RRR: The Grand Disillusion v2.0 http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/02/17/rrr-the-grand-disillusion-v20/ ~Tim blathers, prints, repeats.... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:52:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lime http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/02/17/rrr-the-grand-disillusion-v20/comment-page-1/#comment-6060 lime Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:14:25 +0000 http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/?p=1018#comment-6060 many years ago i had a discussion with my mother about finding a person i greatly admired and learning she struggled with some of the things i struggled with. my mother's comment was, "isn't that so disappointing to find they aren't as perfect as you thought." i said no way, that it gave me hope. since they had made progress to the point of being worthy of admiration maybe i could too....some of those rough edges getting polished so they could shine. many years ago i had a discussion with my mother about finding a person i greatly admired and learning she struggled with some of the things i struggled with. my mother’s comment was, “isn’t that so disappointing to find they aren’t as perfect as you thought.” i said no way, that it gave me hope. since they had made progress to the point of being worthy of admiration maybe i could too….some of those rough edges getting polished so they could shine.

]]> By: Snowelf http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/02/17/rrr-the-grand-disillusion-v20/comment-page-1/#comment-6059 Snowelf Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:13:48 +0000 http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/?p=1018#comment-6059 Wow... This is such a touching post. I really, really love your thoughts on this. Thank you for posting it. --snow Wow…

This is such a touching post. I really, really love your thoughts on this. Thank you for posting it.

–snow

]]> By: Becky http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/02/17/rrr-the-grand-disillusion-v20/comment-page-1/#comment-6058 Becky Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:55:40 +0000 http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/?p=1018#comment-6058 That's an interesting point you make at the end about how the setting can make all the difference. I'll be the first to admit that I'm selective about what I put on my blog and have wondered if that has given a false impression of me -- or maybe just the one side. That’s an interesting point you make at the end about how the setting can make all the difference. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m selective about what I put on my blog and have wondered if that has given a false impression of me — or maybe just the one side.

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