tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post5747208923022374912..comments2023-10-26T19:13:11.248+11:00Comments on The Many Colours of Happiness: thoughts about lifeKaylia Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13520507919873990733noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-16758822956487483932010-09-25T20:45:32.117+10:002010-09-25T20:45:32.117+10:00i have never read les misérables, but i have alway...i have never read les misérables, but i have always wanted to!MAUDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221664957566482486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-20716546043795300252010-09-25T04:41:38.232+10:002010-09-25T04:41:38.232+10:00i love how in the bible it says "blessed are ...i love how in the bible it says "blessed are those who are poor in spirit" and it's this idea about poverty--that we must all experience happiness as if we have nothing, no money--that everything is a blessing--most importantly the love of our familymeg feehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588092985523441189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-84702239228594746312010-09-24T02:36:16.208+10:002010-09-24T02:36:16.208+10:00When I was 15-years-old, I opened the cover of thi...When I was 15-years-old, I opened the cover of this book while stretched out on the bench of a museum. A man, unacquainted with me, walked passed and informed me of what a wonderful book I was reading--then he added, "...if you even finish it." I was so offended he had the nerve to presume I would never finish the, what, 1200+ pages. Yet, sure enough, I never finished. I never even really got to the good stuff. I've thought about going back and trying again, and one time I did--only getting to about the same place before, in the early 300s, I think. I've even thought about getting the abridged version to increase my chances of finishing, but never felt I could do that either. <br /><br />After this, maybe, just maybe, I can have the courage and drive to believe I can ever finish it.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434912395771725791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-18555191264222244152010-09-23T23:49:57.905+10:002010-09-23T23:49:57.905+10:00I don't think anything you said sounds stupid....I don't think anything you said sounds stupid. It's all quite true. I realized in the last year how much time I lose to television shows; I've decided to change that. I haven't thrown out my tv or anything but I've severely cut back. And I'm trying to find more time to volunteer. It's a bit hard with a full load of classes, but it's worth it. I'm actually really quite curious to read this book now. I saw the show on Broadway years ago, but that was all singing and special effects and stuff and I worry I never really got the story.<br />As for dreaming, dreams create the world we live in. They're vital.Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814989061078872030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-35796268185426683002010-09-23T15:19:52.166+10:002010-09-23T15:19:52.166+10:00The beautiful thing is that the book made you thin...The beautiful thing is that the book made you think and had a positive effect. It has changed you even, if only a little bit.<br />I love your honesty.Sara Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058056977783867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-84692368389325072872010-09-23T14:12:09.224+10:002010-09-23T14:12:09.224+10:00Les Miserable. Oh how I love thee. Even though I r...Les Miserable. Oh how I love thee. Even though I read the unabridged version and it took me over two years to have enough time to read it all...I still love thee.<br /><br />Great post.The redheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138391810017029103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-61823488659245425312010-09-23T14:06:50.882+10:002010-09-23T14:06:50.882+10:00I would love to believe that making a difference i...I would love to believe that making a difference is an instinctual action, but I don't think it is. The people who have made a difference tend to be those who have studied the world, studied people, and studied society as a whole. <br />I do not mean be completely rational about the way you view the world. More a combination of the mind and the heart. To see inequality (for example) and then to feel that it is wrong. Then to think about the ways in which the world can be changed to minimize this.<br />To often major changes to society have been based on instinct, or for monetary reasons, rather than for social good.Kaylia Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520507919873990733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-72113654434376872652010-09-23T13:40:30.429+10:002010-09-23T13:40:30.429+10:00I don't think anyone can understand the world,...I don't think anyone can understand the world, i don't think life is about understanding the world.<br /><br />Sometimes making a difference is an instinctual action rather then a calculated one. <br /><br />You certainly make a positive difference to me and you don't understand me (im pretty sure i still confuse you alot) :pAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768834036867246901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-85577885657872172762010-09-23T13:07:18.187+10:002010-09-23T13:07:18.187+10:00How is it that you can word everything I want to s...How is it that you can word everything I want to say so much better than I can Kara? :p Thank you for your comment!<br />And I agree with what you said too Joelie, but I don't see how I can make any difference in the world if I am not even close to understanding it. I think that was Hugo's message (or one of many!)Kaylia Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520507919873990733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-63899005503463382442010-09-23T11:12:40.053+10:002010-09-23T11:12:40.053+10:00mmm yes yes. this book is my love. and what you sa...mmm yes yes. this book is my love. and what you say is so true and right. to talk about possibilities and realities and what is in the gut instead of superficial.kara lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412548881849553866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060939041888666322.post-15510676809845458992010-09-23T10:49:09.376+10:002010-09-23T10:49:09.376+10:00This was a really inspired blog post.
I think we n...This was a really inspired blog post.<br />I think we need to always find a balance in our lives between living selflessly and living naturally. <br />In a simpler time, Victor Hugo's ideas may have led to making things better but i think that you are on a path in this era to be able to make a difference for alot of people in your own way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768834036867246901noreply@blogger.com