Comments on A wayfarer’s notes: Blazing a trail

Considering, Vincent, that normally I, as us all, ...

2008-07-13T02:27:00.000+01:00

Considering, Vincent, that normally I, as us all, think that what I thought and said stem from the physical and depend on it, am I not made weak?

Considering, as I do, that my power as a human being, first and foremost enabling, is to think and say and do and encompass the realities of physical life and the inhabitants of it at each and every level, am I not all powerful?

Should

ha ha. salute to your effort!

2008-07-11T15:38:00.000+01:00

ha ha. salute to your effort!

I thought the trails were human at first. As for t...

2008-07-11T15:30:00.000+01:00

I thought the trails were human at first.

As for trying to be a philosopher, yes. I am trying. Like many other things, it requires a great deal of practice, and I'm stumbling around ready to make a fool of myself.

that was about the physical aspect of it. now comi...

2008-07-11T14:56:00.000+01:00

that was about the physical aspect of it. now coming to the abstract -- are you trying to be a philosopher?

you definitely have the gift of words and i respec...

2008-07-11T14:54:00.000+01:00

you definitely have the gift of words and i respect your adventurous spirit. but why disturb the other innocent lives? what's the business to make available the path trodden by other creatures to the stupid human race? try to hide them with more weeds as you can, you never know people might follow the path tread by you and kill a rabbit just for fun.

Davo, you make few words do the work of many and t...

2008-07-11T06:23:00.000+01:00

Davo, you make few words do the work of many and though you remain a mystery to me, so does everyone else! Language is great, we each can express ourselves in our own way.

Siegfried, true. Thank

2008-07-11T06:21:00.001+01:00

Siegfried, true. Thank

Charles, I have great sympathy with you and your d...

2008-07-11T06:21:00.000+01:00

Charles, I have great sympathy with you and your daughter. It sounds most typical. Growing up and making the transition from child to adult is extraordinarily difficult. It seems to require the phase you describe, at least in our two countries. I have seen it different in Malaysia. And I think it was different too in earlier decades, when young men and women would be apprenticed or at

Serenity, we have quite a bit in common, then. I f...

2008-07-11T06:15:00.000+01:00

Serenity, we have quite a bit in common, then. I find myself temperamentally quite unwilling to sit writing these days, & don't do much reading either. Physical action is the big draw, & the solving of physical problems! & my writing is often confined to the hours between 4 & 6 am while the sun rises over the hill. I'm so glad you returned to blogging & commenting.

Kathleen, I am rather disturbed to be blamed for a...

2008-07-11T06:08:00.000+01:00

Kathleen, I am rather disturbed to be blamed for a pain in your chest!!

But I hope it means your were moved to find some significance of your own in the reading of the piece. I'll write privately!

Vincent, writing - to me - is a curious exercise. ...

2008-07-10T10:23:00.000+01:00

Vincent, writing - to me - is a curious exercise. Am, by nature and nurture, laconic. Have recently been trying to convince a female friend of mine to write, put her thoughts in print .. but only because i think that the way she thinks, writes; is peculiar, unique, and therefore valuable - to me.

We had a long conversation about it last weekend, but had to tell her to take no notice of

Always say less than necessary. Law 4. To impress....

2008-07-09T21:06:00.000+01:00

Always say less than necessary. Law 4. To impress.

Day to Day, Hour upon Hour, I experience things th...

2008-07-09T20:44:00.000+01:00

Day to Day, Hour upon Hour, I experience things that I want to share with someone. Anyone. Often this is not possible. The words, or images I can conjure up to express what I have experienced fail me.

The accumulation of my life experiences that provide a perspective that is unique to me, only add difficulty to the task.

Lately, I have started to think more about generations

I find much to feel in your words as I always have...

2008-07-09T07:48:00.000+01:00

I find much to feel in your words as I always have, much to feel in your comments section as well. Much to relate to as well. For me, I am practicing "letting go", letting go of my masks and need to direct, and when it comes to writing, surrendering to that voice and feeling okay with what it wants to say. It is less about writing right now and more about life I think, and as I dip my toe back in

A voice does speak. So clear, so sharp, so true, I...

2008-07-08T21:22:00.000+01:00

A voice does speak. So clear, so sharp, so true, I felt a pain in my chest as I read and reread.

Kathleen

Vincent.. Do not let me, nor anyone else .. dissua...

2008-07-08T16:39:00.000+01:00

Vincent.. Do not let me, nor anyone else .. dissuade you from the way you write this particular pert(sic) of your dissseer tations. heh.

"'Twas brillig and the slithy toves..." a magnific...

2008-07-08T13:00:00.000+01:00

"'Twas brillig and the slithy toves..." a magnificent poem indeed. The "problem" I have with language is a sense that a voice within me wants to speak, as it were. In its own way and on its own theme. That is where the difficulty lies, because when it's "my" voice and not "its" then it's a waste of time for writer and reader. And as for the "hoping all is well with you", it was merely from a

on the other hand, i read your words - careful, co...

2008-07-08T12:23:00.000+01:00

on the other hand, i read your words - careful, considered.

No problem as far as self is concerned, but yer .. there are other aspects of language. Horses for courses. "'Twas brillig" ..??

ALL IS WELL with me, Vincent; sometimes have an im...

2008-07-08T12:04:00.000+01:00

ALL IS WELL with me, Vincent; sometimes have an immediate struggle with a keyboard - if that is the concern or question.

Ah, yes, you mean the typo. At first you were poin...

2008-07-08T11:25:00.000+01:00

Ah, yes, you mean the typo. At first you were pointing out that I had brought a lot more words back, which is kind of true, but they were confabulated later. No, your comment shall stay, and I hope all is well with you.

Tthe only words I brought back .. hopefully this c...

2008-07-08T09:50:00.000+01:00

Tthe only words I brought back .. hopefully this comment and, as a true literary acrobat, will be deleted. (on thhe other hand, evryone is fabbible . heh.)