tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post4486568215975134325..comments2023-07-25T09:25:34.293+01:00Comments on The Voyage: Thought for the daySharon McDaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-36794940541698539152007-10-09T19:50:00.000+01:002007-10-09T19:50:00.000+01:00VAB, thanks for making that essential point about ...VAB, thanks for making that essential point about our interdependency.<BR/><BR/>Ekc, I don't know why people have to do that. In this case, perhaps the speaker couldn't imagine herself doing that work, and reckons that anyone who could must be some kind of hero or angel.Sharon McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-72714946168776842512007-10-09T19:02:00.000+01:002007-10-09T19:02:00.000+01:00Thanks for the thoughts on this topic. I agree wit...Thanks for the thoughts on this topic. I agree with you that she simply didn't seem to consider a whole bunch of other reasons, like how Joe wanted to see the country, or just thought the trip would be an amazing experience in general. Why did it have to be a "sacrifice" for him because his friend had a disability? It seems almost like sometimes people feel the need to "glorify" an action, so to speak ("Oh, yes, what a brave man, he took a year out of his life") because they cannot understand why someone would do what they were doing otherwise. Hopefully that makes sense. :)<BR/><BR/>Ps hope the cuckoo clock is working out well!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-52778550548632978662007-10-09T18:11:00.000+01:002007-10-09T18:11:00.000+01:00Indeed. What is more, people routinely take care o...Indeed. What is more, people routinely take care of each other on many different levels and in many different ways. None of us are independent, even if our support systems may be very dispersed. With the exception of the guy living in the shack out in the backwoods, we all rely on each other for help, services and support. In fact, the more successful a person is, the more they tend to rely on others. Likewise, we all have jobs supporting other people. That is the nature of both society and commerce.VABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652301858477760996noreply@blogger.com