posted June 22, 2007 10:10 PM              

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Letters From The Earth
by Mark Twain
© Harper & Row, 1962, 1974
originally written in 1909, according to Mark Twain A to Z and Mark Twain's Last Days
(hand-typed from the Perennial Edition [paperback] by Cliff Walker)
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/twainlfe.htm

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~Judgement Must Be Balanced With Compassion~
~Do Not Seek Wealth From The Suffering, Or The Dire Needs Of Others~
~Assumption Is The Bane Of Understanding~
~ if you keep doing what you did, you'll keep getting what you got.~
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posted June 22, 2007 10:29 PM              

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Cool find fayte.m

I've placed a bookmark on it to return later when I have a bit more time to explore...

Thank you!

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"your friend in spirit"

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posted June 22, 2007 10:42 PM              

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Some may find it blasphemous but if one can appreciate Twain's sarcasm and whit is is a fun read and something to ponder and refflect on also.
Another good read is:
Don Juan In Hell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_and_Superman
by George Bernard Shaw
Also:
The Screwtape Letters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwtape_Letters
by C. S. Lewis
and....
Rhinoceros
by Eugène Ionesco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_(play)
THE CHAIRS
by Eugène Ionesco

http://www.paololandi.it/theater/tc/tcplay.htm

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~Judgement Must Be Balanced With Compassion~
~Do Not Seek Wealth From The Suffering, Or The Dire Needs Of Others~
~Assumption Is The Bane Of Understanding~
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posted June 22, 2007 10:57 PM              

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posted June 23, 2007 12:40 AM              

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artlovesdawn
Thank you.
Common thread?
I suppose the odd settings and dialogs with beings from man's stories, and the social commentary on differing human conditions and interaction with what is deemed to be god, demons, angels and so forth with fascinating and often surreal twists.
Fan of the theatre?
Oh yes, at one time most certainly!
Not so much able to anymore as in my youth.
Many of these plays have also been old radio theatre shows. While video can be fun, there is something about sitting all cozy listening to the old radio theatre shows, or on one's porch at twilight on a summer evening sipping tea or a rootbeer. Or even blowing soap bubbles into the night as one listens to old recordings as the bubbles drift away gently. I have a thing for ambience.
Great for around a campfire too.
Or sitting by a lake.
Some things to ponder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallels_between_Gautama_Buddha_and_Jesus
http://buddha-christ.info/similarities.html
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~Judgement Must Be Balanced With Compassion~
~Do Not Seek Wealth From The Suffering, Or The Dire Needs Of Others~
~Assumption Is The Bane Of Understanding~
~ if you keep doing what you did, you'll keep getting what you got.~
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