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Post #202,007

4/5/05 2:08:28 PM

Ummm

I dont know the story of Job. I'm not much of a Bible reader, either. But I do know the Lords Prayer so I'm not a complete lost cause.

I'll check out the book- looks interesting.

Post #202,080

by tuberculosis

Picture of tuberculosis

4/5/05 7:06:34 PM

Job - God's little victim

"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect"   --Mark Twain

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."   --Albert Einstein

"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses."   --George W. Bush

Post #202,123

4/5/05 9:43:44 PM

Moral:

Bad things happen to good people - don't expect an explanation.

[link|http://www.runningworks.com|

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Imric's Tips for Living

Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.

Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.

Post #202,128

4/5/05 10:29:02 PM

4/5/05 11:34:20 PM

Today was a perfect example

I went to my cousin's funeral.

Wonderful person.

She has been a teacher for the past 35 years, specializing in special needs kids and gifted students. The grades she worked in was middle school, the toughest time as the hormones kick in.

Great mom. Her daughter spoke for about a 1/2 hour, passionately.

Great friend. There were hundreds of people in the funeral home, many of whom thought that she was their best friend.

Great teacher. There were many of her students, from many years, there.

She has been fighting cancer for 25 years. Operations, chemo, etc. She kept beating it down, it kept coming back. She has been suffering various levels of agony the whole time, both physically and emotionally.

She knew she was going to die soon, so she went to interview the funeral director and set him straight. No extreme compliments, no "heroic" bullshit.

She had a very strong sense of reponsibility. One of her final arguments with her daughter was worthy of an Ann Landers letter. She was swamped with letters, cards, gifts, etc. She believed every single one of them deserved a written thank you note in return. Her daughter just wanted her to relax a bit. She tried to convince her mom that dying people did not have to spend their final energy writing thank you notes.

Sandy will be missed by many.

(fixed a typo. Sandy would not have like it)

Edited by broomberg April 5, 2005, 11:34:20 PM EDT

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Post #202,130

4/5/05 11:15:34 PM

4/5/05 11:16:24 PM

Yes. Sounds like someone I would have liked to know.

Sounds like a great loss...

[link|http://www.runningworks.com|

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Imric's Tips for Living

Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.

Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.

Edited by imric April 5, 2005, 11:16:24 PM EDT

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Post #202,132

by Another Scott

4/5/05 11:30:52 PM

Condolences. :-( Sounds like she lived a great life.

Post #202,137

4/6/05 12:01:35 AM

The basic story

Job was one of God's most devout worshippers. Satan and God had a bet over whether Satan could shake Job's faith. Satan then proceeded to destroy Job's life. After several years of this, Job still believed in God. When Job asked God why God had done this, God's answer basically boiled down to, "Who are you to question me?"

Cheers,
Ben

I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

Why did anyone pray for the Pope? - (warmachine) - (44) - April 2, 2005, 05:45:05 PM EST

Prayer is supposed to be as much about acceptance... - (ChrisR) - April 2, 2005, 06:04:26 PM EST

Depends on how you look at it. - (Another Scott) - April 2, 2005, 06:12:18 PM EST

prayer of thanks in recognition of his contributions - (boxley) - (2) - April 2, 2005, 06:58:09 PM EST

Exactly - (bionerd) - (1) - April 3, 2005, 02:07:09 PM EDT

Many - What is left? - (broomberg) - April 3, 2005, 02:46:31 PM EDT

Anyone here catch PBS's ~2 hr. redux Saturday? - (Ashton) - (5) - April 3, 2005, 11:11:03 PM EDT

The only ambivalent story I saw was at the NY Times. - (Another Scott) - (4) - April 3, 2005, 11:28:03 PM EDT

And no Italian restoration? :) - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - April 4, 2005, 08:56:33 AM EDT

Let's look at the correlation of forces - (rcareaga) - (2) - April 4, 2005, 10:04:16 AM EDT

You bad man - (Ashton) - April 4, 2005, 11:24:16 PM EDT

I have another idea - (pwhysall) - April 5, 2005, 12:58:26 AM EDT

Another Popinion - - (Ashton) - (32) - April 5, 2005, 05:31:00 AM EDT

As young girls my wife and SIL were Catholic. - (Another Scott) - (25) - April 5, 2005, 07:39:23 AM EDT

It was probably confession before communion - (bionerd) - (24) - April 5, 2005, 10:12:53 AM EDT

All the best people will be there. - (Andrew Grygus) - April 5, 2005, 10:24:40 AM EDT

If you haven't read it... - (ben_tilly) - (22) - April 5, 2005, 10:32:35 AM EDT

We've had this discussion before - (Arkadiy) - (1) - April 5, 2005, 10:43:29 AM EDT

And we still disagree - (ben_tilly) - April 5, 2005, 11:18:07 AM EDT

Ummm - (bionerd) - (6) - April 5, 2005, 02:08:28 PM EDT

Job - God's little victim -NT - (tuberculosis) - April 5, 2005, 07:06:34 PM EDT

Moral: - (imric) - (3) - April 5, 2005, 09:43:44 PM EDT

Today was a perfect example - (broomberg) - (2) - April 5, 2005, 11:34:20 PM EDT

Yes. Sounds like someone I would have liked to know. - (imric) - April 5, 2005, 11:16:24 PM EDT

Condolences. :-( Sounds like she lived a great life. -NT - (Another Scott) - April 5, 2005, 11:30:52 PM EDT

The basic story - (ben_tilly) - April 6, 2005, 12:01:35 AM EDT

Or_____Small Gods - (Ashton) - (12) - April 6, 2005, 02:36:59 AM EDT

Pratchett is VERY highly recommended -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 6, 2005, 10:42:59 AM EDT

Annoyingly DNA-esque to my British mind. -NT - (pwhysall) - April 6, 2005, 12:23:09 PM EDT

Oh yes, yes indeed. -NT - (Arkadiy) - (3) - April 6, 2005, 11:00:27 AM EDT

You arent the first to recommend Pratchett to me - (bionerd) - (2) - April 6, 2005, 11:48:32 AM EDT

Move it up the list. Preferably to the top. - (ben_tilly) - April 6, 2005, 01:39:51 PM EDT

Read it - (broomberg) - April 6, 2005, 07:32:04 PM EDT

His best work I think -NT - (tuberculosis) - (5) - April 6, 2005, 12:02:33 PM EDT

Well, that explains that. - (inthane-chan) - (4) - April 6, 2005, 12:29:12 PM EDT

Others are kind of hit or miss - (tuberculosis) - (3) - April 6, 2005, 05:03:16 PM EDT

Try Carpe Jugulum -NT - (Arkadiy) - (2) - April 6, 2005, 11:18:44 PM EDT

I think my favourite is Lords and Ladies. - (static) - April 6, 2005, 11:37:19 PM EDT

Did it - (tuberculosis) - April 7, 2005, 07:28:07 AM EDT

What about Hadrian VII? - (rcareaga) - (5) - April 7, 2005, 09:27:03 PM EDT

Thanks for the reminder - (GBert) - April 7, 2005, 06:46:37 PM EDT

ICLRPD (new thread) - (ben_tilly) - April 7, 2005, 06:49:16 PM EDT

On list - (Ashton) - (2) - April 8, 2005, 03:12:17 AM EDT

For a fine treatment of New Religion... - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 8, 2005, 07:12:28 AM EDT

No - Salvation is At Hand!__\ufffd All Hail The Unitarian Jihad \ufffd (new thread) - (Ashton) - April 9, 2005, 03:41:54 AM EDT

She's kinda got that "tornado bait before the DingDongs work their magic" look.
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