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Dear Jackie,
Thanks for explicating the Bee Gees' lyrics! You done good there, and there agin with tsuwm's take of kuntry music.
Best regards,
Dub
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"love is what makes our hearts feel whole or broken"
THANK YOU
what a beautifull thing to say
the Duncster
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what a beautifull thing to say  You're welcome--but I wasn't trying to make any deep philosophical statement or anything; just calling 'em as I see 'em, really. Your previous post leads me to think you may have some experience in the realm of broken hearts. If so, sympathies. I loved what you said--it does make us stronger, in the end. Forged iron and all that. I guess there's no getting around it, if we live, truly live, at all.
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"Where some have found their paradise
Others just come to harm
Amelia, it was just a false alarm
I wish that he was here tonight
It's so hard to obey
His sad request of me to kindly stay away
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Dreams, Amelia, dreams and false alarms"
There is more aching heart in these lines than initially meets the eye.
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for the most part, everyone here is stranger to me .. but i feel loved here. and as long as i continue to love, i continue to be open to heartbreak.
Helen has put her finger on a great mystery explained centuries ago by St. Francis of Assisi, when he said, "... It is in loving that we are loved ..."
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Dear Max,
Care to spell out the pronunciations of both ngaakau maaru and ngaakau pakaru?
They both touch my heart, but I want to make sure here that I'm listening to them correctly.
Thanks,
WW
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It isn't just the heart that's been thought of as the seat of passion/compassion/charity. Remember Promethius? He had his liver plucked out by birds for his love of humankind.
A couple of posts reminded me of my favorite piece of Kiddie Lit, THE LITTLE PRINCE, by St-Exupery. WW et al, if you haven't read it, you haven't read THE DEFINITIVE love story!
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Dear Geoff,
I read The Little Prince years and years ago, and have completely forgotten it. There is no memory of it in my brain--other than a few wisps of Gene ? having done a movie about it, and that's pretty much gone, too. It's curious to observe which works of literature grow like lichen on your brain, and which ones simply disappear altogether for whatever reasons.
Wonder whether the little prince is online?
Best regards,
WW
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read The Little Prince years and years ago, and have completely forgotten it. There is no memory of it in my
brain--other than a few wisps of Gene ? having done a movie about it, and that's pretty much gone, too.
Gene Wilder. The movie isn't anywhere near up to the book. Please do reread it, and I think you'll see what I mean.
"It is only with the heart that one sees clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eyes." St-Exupery
On-line? Maybe, but a used copy goes for three bucks down at Powell's books. It's worth it!
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