tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post478712534741013215..comments2024-03-28T23:08:18.504+00:00Comments on You are witty and pretty! : Freedom Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-4314273944932209442013-07-08T05:30:14.248+01:002013-07-08T05:30:14.248+01:00Dear Geo,
wow! And yes: that makes sense to me. Q...Dear Geo, <br />wow! And yes: that makes sense to me. Quite a different feeling, too. Thank you! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-43604066126932106502013-07-08T01:56:23.660+01:002013-07-08T01:56:23.660+01:00In Chinese, 永遠 can be translated as "forever...In Chinese, 永遠 can be translated as "forever" or "always" --love returned that is always yours. Quite a different idea, less possessive and not forever.<br /> Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-7788551817307741872013-07-07T15:02:51.879+01:002013-07-07T15:02:51.879+01:00Dear Cygnus,
yes - that pleases me a thousandfold...Dear Cygnus, <br />yes - that pleases me a thousandfold more than Mick's "Under my thumb" - at least the content... <br />One often only sees what one expects to see: first I really read "Herr Sing" and thought of sort of relation of The Silent Traveller :-) <br />Still puzzling over Janis Joplin's line "Freedom's just another word of nothing left to lose"Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-2863175574817544162013-07-07T14:55:23.957+01:002013-07-07T14:55:23.957+01:00Dear Pondside,
I love those accurate words so muc...Dear Pondside, <br />I love those accurate words so much: "apron strings, puppet strings, leash strings or even heart strings" - they sum it up like poetry, thank you! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-70536771175272215612013-07-07T02:27:26.609+01:002013-07-07T02:27:26.609+01:00Beautiful thoughts. I think the official English ...Beautiful thoughts. I think the official English translation was done by Herr Sting...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSGl3d4KOMk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSGl3d4KOMk</a>Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-39872756021972425832013-07-06T21:08:18.868+01:002013-07-06T21:08:18.868+01:00We could debate the individual words and turn the ...We could debate the individual words and turn the phrase inside out and upside down, but it would still pretty much mean that love doesn't come with strings attached - apron strings, puppet strings, leash strings or even heart strings.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-66684440169502949642013-07-06T16:28:04.205+01:002013-07-06T16:28:04.205+01:00Dear Heron,
thank you - happily I listen to such ...Dear Heron, <br />thank you - happily I listen to such praise! <br />As you know: 100 years between Confucius' saying and later writing it up give a lot of time to fill in a bit here, polish a bit there...(Reminds me of some other great books). <br />Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-12721564300326041632013-07-06T16:13:28.620+01:002013-07-06T16:13:28.620+01:00Dear Suze,
thank you! It is a great gift to find ...Dear Suze, <br />thank you! It is a great gift to find a person to live with who encourages growth (many are afraid of changes) as your husband - a sign of self-confidence and a loving heart! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-79408243395020553742013-07-06T13:15:32.126+01:002013-07-06T13:15:32.126+01:00I often wonder how Confucius managed to say all of...I often wonder how Confucius managed to say all of the things he is credited with uttering ?<br /><br />Your blog is singularly different and as enticing as a well blended fruit cake,<br />many congratulations.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-50590777356175982762013-07-06T11:19:25.401+01:002013-07-06T11:19:25.401+01:00'the scent of my lilies is almost deafening -...'the scent of my lilies is almost deafening - I drink my cup of tea - <br />and let it go.'<br /><br />Insanely golden.<br /><br />Britta, I love this post. For me, this is how my marriage is. My husband has taught me, every day, in word and deed what it is to hold a person you adore loosely. He has allowed and encouraged me, always, to wing my way toward the sun. And I could not love him more for it. (He is, at heart, something of a Taoist just like you, dear friend.)<br /><br />Happy Saturday. Happy Right ... Now. Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.com