Comments on: Highway to Hell

By: Garden Jools

Garden Jools — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:02:40 +0000

Absolutely!!

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:21:47 +0000

Hmmm… this took some pondering but yes… I think we can all be the hero in our own lives. And we probably need to be… as there isn’t ever going to be enough Luke Skywalker’s to go round! LOL It constantly surprises me how far “persistence” takes people. Often much farther than talent/knowledge/wisdom or education alone. It’s the people who just keep at it that get there in the end… wherever “there” is! (grin)

Something Ralph Waldo Emerson had to say springs suddenly to mind:

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

(I read recently where this may have been incorrectly attributed to Emerson… but nonetheless… whoever wrote it – in my book – got it right)

By: Garden Jools

Garden Jools — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:18:37 +0000

Neither am I Jean..LOL! But the analogy seems to fit!
Going off on a bit of a tangent here, football (or any other sport) gives us heroes…except when they are “playing up!” and providing headlines of their own (Lol)..I read once that within our society, we have a “Luke Skywalker” phenomenon, a hero that can save us all. It is having that hero that gives us hope (apparently?) But since headlines can go “anywhere” that apparent hope has been squashed and wrung out to dry! Is it like believing in fairies do you think? Or…do we find heroes within ourselves, knowing that what we CAN do, WILL make a difference? I think that every hero starts off as a down trodden character…one who is goofey and trips over with very thick glasses (just a stereotype character there!), but then…he/she realises that they can make a difference just by working hard to reach a goal that is good for everyone.

By: Jean Burman

Jean Burman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:34:23 +0000

ha… how did you know Jools? Just put the eggs on to poach! LOL

State of Origin comes to mind this morning… but hey… I’m no follower… so please don’t shoot me! *wink* LOL

By: Garden Jools

Garden Jools — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:40:50 +0000

Lol..poached eggs on toast Jean???
What you have said is so true Jean..true but sad! It bamboozles me that the majority of people cannot see our existence here as a team effort! One must help the other and vice-versa. Only a pooling of skills and knowledge can make a team come across the line…and when that does happen, the hugs of joy are also shared! (having a visual of a football team after the final whistle blows!).

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:28:09 +0000

Perhaps in the end your wish will come true Jools. When the chips are finally down and it looks as though all will be lost… then and only then… will people unite in a common purpose. Everything is relative. And when global catastrophe is the only option staring us blankly in the face… human kind may finally get it’s priorities right and put people (and survival) before profits power and world domination. In the end… only the Universe has that kind of power! Deep for this time of the night I know! And I haven’t even started dinner yet… lucky it’s just me I’m feeding tonight (and I’m so easy to please!) (chuckles)

By: Garden Jools

Garden Jools — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:14:05 +0000

good heavens…I actually SAID it!

By: Garden Jools

Garden Jools — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:12:55 +0000

Lol!!! Aaahhh Jean..the lesson is long and hard! We as humans have forgotten “tribal laws” – it does not have to be the same tribe at all, just has to be ….!
Neccessity is the mother of invention. I firmly believe that if we all forget about religion and politics..we could actually make it ALL work! No ONE power…just the power of being alive.

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:16:29 +0000

E keeps telling me I should watch it… so maybe I should (not that I watch that much tellie) But you know the old saying “if you don’t laugh you cry” so why ever not? (grin)

Have to agree about global warming. It’s coming ready or not. And whether we had anything to do with it or not seems inconsequential to me. We need to get smart either way… conserve energy… and look for new ways to power the earth. I was horrified to learn that one of Australia’s proposed energy solutions was to revisit the once unviable extraction of shale oil (one of the dirtiest solutions on the planet) OMG… have we not learned anything?

Sadly Australia exports it’s best people and finest ideas because of an unwillingness on the part of Government and industry to financially back innovative solutions. Classic was the Qld. Premier’s recent visit to the huge solar project now up and running in the US. Aussie by design… we must now buy the technology back! Crazy horse stuff if you ask me! (laughs)

By: Garden Jools

Garden Jools — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:11:23 +0000

PS Jean…have you watched the Australian comedy TV show “Good News Week”..it ‘s hilarious, I love it! With guest comedians pitching their knowledge and awareness of news headlines against each other as teams. Naturally the “down to earth”humour of Australians pervades, but it really highlights just how ridiculous or ambiguous headlines can be!