Bob the Builder?
Scorpio
It's a popular song with pre-school children and one that gets blasted
constantly no matter what setting I'm in from one day to the next.
Once I'm qualified it wont be my practice to play that song and even
now it is not my practice. I think it gives a message that something
needs to be fixed. Why think like that? Some day when I'm fixed all
will be well? Think again. We are all evolving, ever-changing.
There is nothing to be fixed. A work in progress?
Megan
Dafydd
do you wemeber "Home Improvement" we watched it as the kids grew up.
[Sadly that is over...:>( ] I liked the understated humour in that....
glad you are going to 'make a stand'!
-D.
Scorpio
Yes I remember that show. It was always a bit stereotypical for me -
perfectly imperfect but only in an obvious way. The neighbour in
constant obscurity was brilliant I thought!
Megan
Dafydd
Oh yes...he became an icon....
our neighbours were like that with me-
they called me "Andy"....
[I loved the Waltons too.... I have a sort of kinky
need for 'perfect families....
saw John Boy Walton last night on "all Quiet on the western
Front" a classic.... and a classic role...
tpatrickb
Search for Bob the Builder Big Fish Little Fish
Then we'll all have fun in a cardboard box.
tpatrickb
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Scorpio
> Go to U Tube
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> Search for Bob the Builder Big Fish Little Fish
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> Then we'll all have fun in a cardboard box.
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> tpatrickb
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> news:e5df3b71-c70a-45d2...@f18g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
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> > Do you all know how it goes?..."Bob the Builder...can we fix it?"
> > It's a popular song with pre-school children and one that gets blasted
> > constantly no matter what setting I'm in from one day to the next.
> > Once I'm qualified it wont be my practice to play that song and even
> > now it is not my practice. I think it gives a message that something
> > needs to be fixed. Why think like that? Some day when I'm fixed all
> > will be well? Think again. We are all evolving, ever-changing.
> > There is nothing to be fixed. A work in progress?
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What about a pineapple under the sea?
Megan
M. Shirley Chong
I've never seen Bob the Builder so I may well be misinterpreting the
song.
To me, it seems like a hopeful song. Fixing stuff is something I
greatly enjoy doing and making something even better than ever is
even more fun. Fixing those parts of myself that I can fix is very
satisfying.
I see it as having a relationship to the first great truth of
Buddhism: suffering is inherent to all life. You could say
everything gets broken instead! Knowing that, it is very comforting
to remember that I can fix things that get broken.
Shirley
Scorpio
wrote:
It is my experience that being broken has no cure.. Any help is a band-
aid. Once that rot sets in (and it doesn't take long) it cannot be
unrotted. Can we fix it? No we can't! The price has already been
paid in spiritual increments which cannot be replaced. It is my
experience that help is available but one must be a request for it.
The interesting thing is that now that I have experienced happiness,
would I appreciate it if I hadn't known unhappiness?
Megan
M. Shirley Chong
>> To me, it seems like a hopeful song. Fixing stuff is something I
>> greatly enjoy doing and making something even better than ever is
>> even more fun. Fixing those parts of myself that I can fix is very
>> satisfying.
>>
>> I see it as having a relationship to the first great truth of
>> Buddhism: suffering is inherent to all life. You could say
>> everything gets broken instead! Knowing that, it is very comforting
>> to remember that I can fix things that get broken.
Scorpio wrote:
> It is my experience that being broken has no cure.. Any help is a band-
> aid. Once that rot sets in (and it doesn't take long) it cannot be
> unrotted. Can we fix it? No we can't! The price has already been
> paid in spiritual increments which cannot be replaced. It is my
> experience that help is available but one must be a request for it.
> The interesting thing is that now that I have experienced happiness,
> would I appreciate it if I hadn't known unhappiness?
If the question is happiness, is there anyone alive who experiences
continuing happiness without ever a pang of unhappiness? I would say
no, that unhappiness (suffering) is inherent to life.
And the same with being broken. I can't think of a single person my
age who hasn't collected some significant damage. Some people find a
way to heal the damage but there's always a scar. Some people stay
broken but find ways to work around it so that they can be happy.
Some people, well, they are just broken. They exist in a state of
brokenness.
Until a person is dead, though, I think it cannot be determined how
they ended up dealing with their damage.
Shirley
Dafydd
Some things can't be fixed... they can be understood a bit better...
some things can be understood a lot better...
I tried full on the change things about my life... the initiative and
motivation was a good asset...
reached a stage where i realised that i tried far too hard
to help others...
then i had to decide to retain some compassion and love
for myself when i learned to back off intelligently...
and yes, like you Megan... i do know what happiness is-
even if i had to learn the hard way...
Scorpio
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and now that I know true happiness - I want to save everyone. Now I
must pull back a bit because giving advice - unsolicited advice - can
leave the recipient feeling like they must do something they are not
ready to do.
M
Dafydd
>
> and now that I know true happiness - I want to save everyone. Now I
> must pull back a bit because giving advice - unsolicited advice - can
> leave the recipient feeling like they must do something they are not
> ready to do.
>
> M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjObgrE9CT8&feature=related
D.
Scorpio
Harry Balafonte? She wasn't expecting that! :)
Megan
Dafydd
"she" deserves a nice surprise...
The young Harry shows a striking resemblance to Stan Walker
the man of the moment here 'down under'....
:>) -David.