tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post7504132806695319526..comments2024-02-21T04:05:50.404-05:00Comments on The Beggar's Blog: Not Just Another StoryBill Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16101525260347714309noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post-71599095307692657282009-10-14T19:44:37.652-04:002009-10-14T19:44:37.652-04:00You're so right about the classroom of life be...You're so right about the classroom of life being a hard course. It's definitely not for the faint-hearted, though none of us get to pick and choose whether to be in it or not. Some are less active students than others, but I don't think withdrawal is the answer. A person has to dive in, take risks, learn the hard way, and hopefully reflect on what's happened so as to do better each successive time at the blackboard. And it's hard to keep doing that, to keep on raising your hand and saying "call on me," because that's how we get hurt, but the alternative is to not live. I guess I'd rather risk the pain than miss out on the possibility of joy, you know?Bill Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101525260347714309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post-59404397494164856552009-10-14T18:45:44.448-04:002009-10-14T18:45:44.448-04:00I wrote a comment which the computer obliterated.....I wrote a comment which the computer obliterated....at least I think it did.. so, in brief. You touch my heart with your writing. The clssroom of life can be a hard one. Yet I always feel that without pain there is no gain. Years ago my mother gave me Corrie Ten Boom's book "The hiding Place" to read. I tried to get out of reading it as it seemed so sad but mum kept asking if I had. Finally I thought, I'll skim through it and learn enough to get her off my back. However, once I got hooked I had to find out the rest.This wonderful woman became my example for life along with Mother Teresa and Catherine Marshall. <br />Hugs to you!Sr Crystal Mary Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509227559164880311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post-21727829837731716342009-10-14T18:30:42.958-04:002009-10-14T18:30:42.958-04:00Life is a classroom of learning. It's one that...Life is a classroom of learning. It's one that never stop's. Painful experiences are the load for all of us and they bring out out true nature. We become complainers and sour OR we develope a sense of humour and wisdom. We turn our scar's into star's. We learn from the hurt,get up brush ourselves off and continue on. Personally I would never wish to go back and re-live what I've been through. I look so much better now than I did then.(Yet older and weightier..LOL) I guess that's where faith steps in.....The Pilgrim must progress. Keep writing! (Take a Hug)Sr Crystal Mary Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509227559164880311noreply@blogger.com