tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332466.post2825144119933713916..comments2023-08-08T09:38:55.103-04:00Comments on [M]etabrain[E]ntry[L]og: Up on the roofMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598380941676945491noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332466.post-25306858781535257742007-07-17T12:56:00.000-04:002007-07-17T12:56:00.000-04:00To stop or not to stop, that is not the question. ...To stop or not to stop, that is not the question. When to stop is the question. I understand clearly about the mind and body that just goes and goes and goes. Technology is to you what the red ballet shoes is to that character in a movie of long ago about a ballerina who loved to dance. The ballerina was given a pair of enchanted red ballet shoes. As soon as she put those shoes on, she danced even more beautifully. She was very happy at first, and did not want to stop dancing. As predicted, too much of a good thing eventually will turn sour. She could not stop dancing because she could not take those shoes off. She did not have the chance to stop and smell the roses and fulfill her other passions (such as a love interest, as is everpresent in all movies). In the end, she died a very unhappy person. Sometimes, you must quit (for the night or day) while you are ahead, so that you have full energy to resume and finish the work.<BR/>Being "selfish" also have different connotations. Selfish can occur at many levels and look different at each of those levels. Sometimes one does not even realize that selfishness is at work, because it can look like "selflessness." In the end, one cannot take the "self" out of anything that we do because we are always fulfilling our own need or want when we do things, even things we do for others. I guess the main difference is whether we are acting out of need or out of want. And still, when would that difference be significant?<BR/>There are many questions that are lifelong questions upon which to ponder. So, in the meantime, one must have enough sleep so that one can have refreshed energy and rejuvenated cells to do all the work that the body and mind and heart wants to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com