tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270954739652857229.post5961835658247447679..comments2023-06-29T05:28:35.076-05:00Comments on Celtic Spirit: Why Is It?Celticspirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05800065899433548972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270954739652857229.post-9084714050064360192008-03-13T18:32:00.000-05:002008-03-13T18:32:00.000-05:00There's an old Sudanese story that explains that. ...There's an old Sudanese story that explains that. God offered humans a choice. They could either accept his gifts of food, shelter and love, or they could choose "The What."<BR/><BR/>What is the what?<BR/><BR/>Well, the what was God's punishment for not appreciating His gifts. So, the people of the world who chose food, shelter and love got it. People who chose the What were given an insatiable desire for power, wealth and beauty.Dr. Robert J. Murkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460592718299998883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270954739652857229.post-10075503113545508482008-03-13T14:08:00.000-05:002008-03-13T14:08:00.000-05:00I don't know what the answer is, but I do know tha...I don't know what the answer is, but I do know that it seems to be completely normal. I've finally come to terms with my hair color (and actually have learnt to like it!) but I still wish it was lightly curly. I still wish my eyes were green, and that I had the guts to legally change my name. (I've always hated my given name.)<BR/><BR/>Now, I see the same things in DD. She doesn't like her name (thinks it's boring), wishes she didn't have freckles (I've always loved mine!), wishes she were taller (she'll wind up between 5'7" and 5'9", probably the taller) and wishes her hair were a different color. Even DH, who said he's always liked his name, wishes he could change his teeth. Even the most satisfied among us seem to have SOMETHING they wish they could change. (My dad's is his receding hairline, and his double chin. My Mom went ahead & had weight-loss surgery & is slowly working her way through all the cosmetic surgeries now available to make her smaller body look better. And she dyes her hair, instead of keeping her beautiful natural silver color.)<BR/><BR/>*shrug* No idea why, but we westerners at least seem to be completely incapable of being perfectly happy with who we are. Physically as well as emotionally, mentally & spiritually. But the physical is the only aspect that's TRULY talked about in our society.Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312698112377656801noreply@blogger.com