Mind's Eye Re: the classics. books

There is a mother/daughter thing and a father/son thing. Also the
Freudian bit between fathers and daughters and mothers and sons. Also
the rivalry between siblings..."when are you taking this kid back to
the hospital?", a three year old might inquire. :-)

On Aug 22, 7:10 am, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Heehh I got home the other day to hear my oldest haveing a bit of a rant to
> one of his mates.  I walked into the kitchen and asksed him what is up.
>
> He told me:  "Damn you dad, you've made it so that I can't rebel against
> you.  The only way is can is to become a Christian, be a bigot, or vote
> Tory, and these are things that I'll never do."
>
> Sweet, job done methinks!
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:50:37 UTC+1, rigsy03 wrote:
> > It's healthy to rebel, as a matter of fact. It's how children separate
> > from their parents and become individuals/adults. The forms rebellion
> > takes is varied, however- it doesn't have to be physically violent, it
> > can opposition and/or choices that are contrary to parental values.
> > (Then, when that doesn't work out, mom and dad can say "I told you
> > so!" !)
>
> > On Aug 22, 3:38 am, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Heh Kenny,
>
> > > There is really no choice when it comes to living through your teen
> > years.
> > > There is no learn the easy way, it has always been and I suspect it will
> > > always be learn the hard way.  Nope I'm not buyng inot this violnce of
> > the
> > > youth malarky.  It was violent when I was a youth, it was the same for
> > my
> > > farther, it is the same for my teen age boys.  the world has always been
> > > complex and I should imagin will just get more so as new technology and
> > new
> > > scientific discoverises  are made.
>
> > > On Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:30:28 UTC+1, kenny wrote:
> > > > well, i understand what you mean fully. but our world is getting very
> > > > complex now and we have to change our ways some or else face bad
> > > > consequences. have fun in a car and you could die. have fun at work
> > and you
> > > > could be fired. what i am getting at is that fun is great and all but
> > you
> > > > can either learn the hard way or the easy way. i see you learn the
> > hard way
> > > > i'd guess. get a criminal record in today's economy and good luck
> > getting a
> > > > decent job. it just sickens me so bad how people don't think for
> > themselves
> > > > most the time. they always want want and want. i would not want to
> > spend my
> > > > whole life chasing social status and making people see me as i wish
> > them to
> > > > see me, i just want them to see me as i am. i was in navy 4 years. i
> > ws so
> > > > happy when i had money to buy a brand new vehicle(only new because of
> > cash
> > > > 4 clunkers(govt program)) and i thought i'd have one of the nicer cars
> > in
> > > > our barracks parking lot...-__- nope. all the kids want fast sports
> > cars
> > > > and high end expensive clothes. they all screw around with their
> > girl/boy
> > > > friends, and talk crap behind each others backs... i thought when i
> > saw a
> > > > few instance of such things it was just a small amount and that we pay
> > > > attention to bad things, and notice them, more than we do good things,
> > or
> > > > just normal things, but the cars in parking lot really brang it home
> > to me
> > > > how superficial our society is quickly becoming. i mean look at
> > history
> > > > channel, the learning channel, and all that crap that used to be
> > great.
> > > > it's all reality t.v. now. wtf??? it is easy to brush it off as
> > > > youthfulness, but we have so many more responsibilities now because
> > things
> > > > are becoming very advanced and quite delicate. the world is advancing
> > by
> > > > the few scientist and researchers, but the people in it are still
> > acting
> > > > like the world is just a big playground and we don't affect anyone
> > else.
> > > > selfish people that do not know, or even care about things i talk
> > about now.
>
> > > > On Sunday, August 19, 2012 10:57:08 PM UTC-4, kenny wrote:
>
> > > >> i am a kinda young man, almost 25, but i find that no one hardly in
> > my
> > > >> generation is familiar with the classics, such as Henry David T.,
> > > >> Aristotle(though i can hardly understand his advance thoughts), and
> > even
> > > >> just regular classics from Alexander Dumas, Thomas Hardy, and of
> > course the
> > > >> great Samuel Johnson. this is just a brief idea of what i mean. and
> > what i
> > > >> mean to discuss is my wonder at why this great chance to learn about
> > human
> > > >> nature and how to best deal with our faults n such, is
> > > >> not recommended anymore. with philosophers, i see the whole bettering
> > > >> yourself thing, and with the novels of classicity(probably not a
> > word) i
> > > >> think prime our mind to... understand true human feeling and great
> > > >> imagination(crime and punishment comes to mind). i bring this up
> > because i
> > > >> see so many problems with our youth in their regards...even tonight i
> > see
> > > >> at a gas station a guy throw a plastic water bottle out of his car on
> > > >> ground like he not care, and he even looked at me like he was askin
> > me to
> > > >> say somethin...-__-. a person like this i hate so much. why have so
> > many
> > > >> young people lost their self decency nowdays? do you try to teach
> > your
> > > >> children to learn the valuable information which has withstood such
> > great
> > > >> test of time, like Confucius or maybe even Eric Hoffer? thanks
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