tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post409493295013237543..comments2023-10-30T02:03:40.509-07:00Comments on Themeltingpot: S.M.I.L.E.Witnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-15017319863280608712008-12-03T07:50:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:50:00.000-08:00Hmm..i'll just have to live with the (hopefully sh...Hmm..i'll just have to live with the (hopefully short-lived)unease then.<BR/><BR/>This discussion though was stimulating (though short). Will try to pick your brains again.<BR/>Btw i did ask you a (related) question on your poem P.H.O.T.O.F.R.A.M.E.S.A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-48296355465321497202008-12-03T07:46:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:46:00.000-08:00ok.ok.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-73574717540159961082008-12-03T07:44:00.001-08:002008-12-03T07:44:00.001-08:00Yes, at times,not always.Because some part of your...Yes, at times,not always.Because some part of your peace is just because of you.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-28244816807863841552008-12-03T07:44:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:44:00.000-08:00sleepy already?This blogger site seems to substitu...sleepy already?<BR/>This blogger site seems to substitute chat. Hmm anyway if you feel like, my id is imafriendindeed@gmail.com (no kidding)A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-51383130990654584902008-12-03T07:39:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:39:00.000-08:00Ok..let me rephrase..Been far knowing that the dea...Ok..let me rephrase..<BR/>Been far knowing that the dear one was not at peace?A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-25069280171304843992008-12-03T07:38:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:38:00.000-08:00Peace does not mean seclusion.You cant guard it.As...Peace does not mean seclusion.You cant guard it.As I said, you go through the world to get it.Your dear ones maybe that way, your work, your life, all of it.And yes,I have been far and still been at peace.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-52373597291358285682008-12-03T07:34:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:34:00.000-08:00So if dear ones spoil your peace, why get close to...So if dear ones spoil your peace, why get close to someone?<BR/>Although a lot of your poems answer this, maybe i'm looking at a reverse perspective. Have you ever tried being far from a person you care about?A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-31321013269325717512008-12-03T07:30:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:30:00.000-08:00Yes, it's related but not total.Yes, it's related but not total.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-13434218216796236782008-12-03T07:25:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:25:00.000-08:00Extremely difficult yes. To be fair to you, i was ...Extremely difficult yes. To be fair to you, i was not really expecting an answer.<BR/>But it does seem that the answer to my previous question: <BR/>"Does one (in this case you) define their happiness through other people?" should be modified to "partially true". (Its true for me)<BR/>So are we on the same boat?A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-16266885446407667892008-12-03T07:19:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:19:00.000-08:00It's difficult especially if it's some one very de...It's difficult especially if it's some one very dear.Maybe I can't tell you the way through it.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-3685533153745603052008-12-03T07:15:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:15:00.000-08:00Well said again. Another question, which is a tric...Well said again. Another question, which is a tricky one for me:<BR/>Can one be at peace if someone they care about is not at peace?A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-53682696393831859862008-12-03T07:13:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:13:00.000-08:00No.To be at peace, we hav to learn to live with th...No.To be at peace, we hav to learn to live with the world as well as without it.You go through the world to find peace.And not shun it.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-25463911082805425812008-12-03T07:09:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:09:00.000-08:00Well said. I agree with you on this. The eternal q...Well said. I agree with you on this. The eternal question though is, can one be at peace with oneself if they are not at peace with the outside world.<BR/>Again, you don't have to answer any of my questions.<BR/>Some questions might just be a distraction (can't help myself sometimes).A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-73989404307395636042008-12-03T07:04:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:04:00.000-08:00No, I define it through peace.When I am at peace w...No, I define it through peace.When I am at peace with myself, I am happy.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-55704324990307141452008-12-03T07:02:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:02:00.000-08:00The other question. What was your state of mind wh...The other question. What was your state of mind when I asked you the question:<BR/>"So you have a background in arts?"<BR/>One word will do :-)A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-12283096011811897822008-12-03T06:59:00.000-08:002008-12-03T06:59:00.000-08:00Interesting.So if you don't mind me asking you a c...Interesting.<BR/>So if you don't mind me asking you a couple of philosophical questions (the answers to which i don't claim to know), here goes:<BR/>Does one (in this case you) define their happiness through other people?A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-4020017525315053392008-12-03T06:55:00.000-08:002008-12-03T06:55:00.000-08:00You can talk abt my poems and state here. They are...You can talk abt my poems and state here. They are open to discussion.And never done arts.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-56230880659514661472008-12-03T06:50:00.000-08:002008-12-03T06:50:00.000-08:00Well again my opinion, your writings do seem to re...Well again my opinion, your writings do seem to reflect your state of mind. I would be scared to expose my thoughts in so much detail, but then again I'm not the poet here.<BR/>So you have a background in arts?A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-2495171278730366792008-12-02T19:45:00.000-08:002008-12-02T19:45:00.000-08:00As in how?As in how?Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-37204063929011894312008-12-02T11:24:00.000-08:002008-12-02T11:24:00.000-08:00So much about me.The mood of your blogs seems to h...So much about me.<BR/>The mood of your blogs seems to have changed in the last few days.A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-20838152065778383612008-12-02T10:36:00.000-08:002008-12-02T10:36:00.000-08:00As i said, I "used" to take the surreal route. The...As i said, I "used" to take the surreal route. Then all of a sudden it stopped. Maybe it was the self defense mechanism taking over. Things started falling in place. Until, maybe now. There are things which need to be set right, however are beyond my own power.<BR/>Oops did i say too much.A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-82787922147183044802008-12-02T09:55:00.000-08:002008-12-02T09:55:00.000-08:00:)If you have experienced some of what I have writ...:)If you have experienced some of what I have written in my poems, then we have been to same places.I referred to traveling in both senses--to places and through life.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-25325272268448448832008-12-02T09:47:00.000-08:002008-12-02T09:47:00.000-08:00So where do you like to travel?Maybe we have visit...So where do you like to travel?<BR/>Maybe we have visited the same places.A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-75411823292682495632008-12-02T09:18:00.000-08:002008-12-02T09:18:00.000-08:00Appreciated.I dont know. Still have lots to travel...Appreciated.I dont know. Still have lots to travel before I pen it.Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447361030363512001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660934702680197493.post-78640942002531662422008-12-02T07:31:00.000-08:002008-12-02T07:31:00.000-08:00Would that be a book on your journey?My personal o...Would that be a book on your journey?<BR/>My personal opinion (not that you asked for it) is that you have a keen insight and a prolific ability to channel your feelings into words.<BR/>Although it can be painful, it is a gift. I believe i had it, but lost it somewhere down the road.<BR/>Keep going.A Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868733150653683766noreply@blogger.com