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brrgilbert
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Registered: December 2012
Location: Nampa, Idaho
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In a recent conversation with my wife it became apparent that she defines herself in terms of what she does. It was very important to me that I help her realize that she is not what she does, but rather who she is that matters. It caused me to ponder those things that go into our "loving of self." I thought about the humor expressed with the philosophical statements: (Socrates) "To Be is To Do;" and (Sartre) "To Do is To Be," and (Sinatra) "Do, Be, Do, Be, Do." In levity, this is entertaining, but I found it enlightening, as well. I realize that the essence of being is the ability to act or to do. In the ability to act, we further define ourselves in a revealing of our faith, hope, and charity; our being. It is all in the manner that we define ourselves. Sinatra missed a step, but I think that it does follow; "Be, Do, Be, Do, Be." We have to love ourselves for who we are, first, and then we can love ourselves for what we do. It is true that we love Him because He first loved us. I have really wondered if the "love thy neighbor as thyself" really means that we can only love someone else to the extent that we love ourselves?" I don't know, but I would be interested to get other opinions about this.
"I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies."
The Little Prince by St. Exupery
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