tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post2307767562608182485..comments2023-11-03T08:20:30.660-04:00Comments on The Morning Meeting: A Professor's Lecture Of A LifetimeThe CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-23106507107196776122007-09-27T13:25:00.000-04:002007-09-27T13:25:00.000-04:00Echomouse, I am so glad that you took the time to ...Echomouse, I am so glad that you took the time to look at his lecture. What made him amazing was that he did the lecture at all. You very correctly pointed out that he has already succeeded beyond most people's expectations, and he can be more content than most who never achieve as much as he has.<BR/><BR/>I also found his idea of the brick wall interesting in terms of valuing something. Yet I amThe CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-51456924950848469732007-09-27T10:19:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:19:00.000-04:00Echomouse, I'm not sure that I agree with you abou...Echomouse, I'm not sure that I agree with you about pity and compassion. It seems to me that, in having compassion for someone, you make him or her your equal--you draw emotional connections between the two of you. <BR/><BR/>Pity, on the other hand, smacks of condescension. With pity, you look down on someone, much as you might see an animal with a broken leg.<BR/><BR/>I've always seen Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989517918032657315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-11744014391997432262007-09-26T00:31:00.000-04:002007-09-26T00:31:00.000-04:00Well, no surprise I'm apart from popular opinion. ...Well, no surprise I'm apart from popular opinion. I've learned these things already at the hands of my parents. The brick wall theory works in some situations but not all and is no way to live life. As for waiting for people to show their good side, sometimes maybe but it depends. <BR/><BR/>I take exception to his dislike or disrespect for "pity" as he calls it. Pity has gotten a bad rap. Pity Echomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940320361755051172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-60898974095560241762007-09-25T17:59:00.000-04:002007-09-25T17:59:00.000-04:00Puss, I hope you can do it, I think you'll be surp...Puss, I hope you can do it, I think you'll be surprised.<BR/><BR/>Crank, it's wonderful seeing you. I wrote you about it on Facebook. I thought the guy was amazing. I should have sold it better.The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-25634084753589092002007-09-25T15:15:00.000-04:002007-09-25T15:15:00.000-04:00It's funny--but I was about to send this to you. ...It's funny--but I was about to send this to you. Amazing lecture!Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-1039082669889318682007-09-25T07:34:00.000-04:002007-09-25T07:34:00.000-04:00At work - will listen at home. Promise.PussAt work - will listen at home. Promise.<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-21518382557834628422007-09-24T23:36:00.000-04:002007-09-24T23:36:00.000-04:00Pool, I figure that the long time, the 18 minutes ...Pool, I figure that the long time, the 18 minutes would be a deterrent, so that's why I put in the 8 minute version. I was so impressed by the guy and his positive message I just had to share it. I am so glad you did it!The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-72235285109719613512007-09-24T14:51:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:51:00.000-04:00I finally got a chance to listen. I like how posit...I finally got a chance to listen. I like how positive a message he brings. I like how he realized how many of the things he set out to do, he accomplished. I like that he has made a form of peace and is able to share it. I would have liked one of those stuffed animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-87373566264031432312007-09-24T14:43:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:43:00.000-04:00Hi Odat, this one is really very upbeat, it just d...Hi Odat, this one is really very upbeat, it just doesn't sound that way!The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-91869550668043735222007-09-24T14:01:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:01:00.000-04:00I'm coming back to read all this and about your su...I'm coming back to read all this and about your surgery too...this is a quick hello from work!!!<BR/>PeaceOdathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973602431527460287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-85320759840903871892007-09-23T20:33:00.000-04:002007-09-23T20:33:00.000-04:00I was impressed by the idea of brick walls, but I ...I was impressed by the idea of brick walls, but I was absolutely blown away by the idea that when people were no longer telling you that you were doing it wrong, that no one cared about you any more. <BR/><BR/>I thought it also meant that you had also probably stopped caring about others and had stopped interacting with them. It seemed that either you had lost too many people from your life, or The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.com