| Nov 23, 2008 @ 3:32 PM |
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iam01
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If you were to personally thank all the people who have contributed to your life in some way you would have no time for anything else. You can begin with your own family. We also have a whole society of people to thank because without them we would be living in chaos, caves, wearing bear skins and constantly fighting for survival. You might thank the stranger who passes you on the street. They might have been a medical researcher who just found the cure for a deadly disease or a fire fighter who pulled a child from a burning building. You would never know it. They may be someone passing you on the street or waiting in line to buy tickets for a movie. Thank them even if you have no idea who they are. Thank all those who died in wars so we can live in freedom. Thank all the strangers who affected your life to make it better. Thank the farmers who work hard growing your food. Thank the truck drivers who deliver it. Thank the person who delivers your mail. Thank the thankless who do all those menial tasks you would never dream of doing yourself. There are too many people and vocations to enumerate. Real people who are doing their part to make the world a better place. Real people who create a very complex web of humanity that all of us share.
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 3:42 PM |
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Tarzan
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 3:47 PM |
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jamminjerry
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one of my concerns in life is making mistakes. and so, to keep from making a possible mistake i shall only thank my God for granting those people in my life the choice of reacting to me or not. we be jammin  
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 3:50 PM |
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iam01
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JJ
Its never a mistake to thank a person who shows you courtesy or tows your car when its stuck. Its also never a mistake to thank someone if it is you who did something good for them.
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 4:25 PM |
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Tarzan
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Its good to thank people, real live individuals for bringing a better world for us.
e.g. thanking medical staff for their efforts and hard work in bringing quality of life and a smile when we are ill, instead of thanking a mythical being or some fragment of memory of which gives a selfish feel good factor.
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 4:46 PM |
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sail_dancer
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Iam,
Excellent post!
I thank everything in this world for its part in the life cycle.
Peace
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 4:50 PM |
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sail_dancer
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Its good to thank people, real live individuals for bringing a better world for us.
There are people that talk to plants and tell them how they are appreciated. Studies have shown that these plants actually react to this attention.
Peace
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 4:50 PM |
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BandTMom
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e.g. thanking medical staff for their efforts and hard work in bringing quality of life and a smile when we are ill,
You're welcome. 
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 7:23 PM |
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Jankia
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Wrong forum hammertime,this belongs in the General section of the forums.
Post your thread in the correct forum. Misplaced/off topic threads will be moved to the correct forum or deleted. If you continually post threads in the wrong forums, your threads will be subject to immediate deletion.
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 7:31 PM |
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Tarzan
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Heard of love and compassion in your "religous" endeavours Jankia?
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| Nov 23, 2008 @ 8:04 PM |
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iam01
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In Jankia's confusion he probably can't think of anyone who he feels deserves his thanks. There are many people like that who isolate themselves in this way.
But he's half right. No actual people should be thanked in the Religion half of the Religion & Spirituality forum and I would like to thank him for reminding us of that fact.
[Edited on 11/23/2008 8:32 PM]
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| Nov 25, 2008 @ 6:16 PM |
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iam01
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Has anyone ever wondered about how intertwined we are with others unknown to us? Could the simple act of crossing a busy intersection demonstrate awesome cooperation between unknowns? Is is possible your life was saved multiple number of times in a single day without you knowing it? How would you know? You wouldn't but you can understand how that might be true.
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| Nov 25, 2008 @ 6:49 PM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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There's an ongoing study, been going on for some years now, trying to determine if there might be some kind of interconnected consciousness...don't remember details, but it's about random event generation. They actually have coins flipping, and record heads or tails predictions by a number of people. Normally they hit pretty much 50-50 as you'd expect, but major events for some reason, seem to cause spikes. Usually minor, like when Princess Di was killed...for some reason there was a minor spike then. There's been only one major spike recorded, and it occurred about ten minutes before the first plane hit the twin towers.
No idea what this means, but it kind of made me go hmmmmmmmm... 
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| Nov 25, 2008 @ 7:20 PM |
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iam01
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Its the Global Consciousness Project conducted by Princeton University. 
But don't we see animals getting riled up before a big storm or earthquake? Do they have a global consciousness or are they acting collectively because each individual is able to sense a change in pressure, atmosphere, seismic events, etc?
http://noosphere.princeton.edu/
Should be a fun read. Thanks Heaven.
Something else worthy of learning. Quantum entanglement.
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| Nov 26, 2008 @ 9:56 AM |
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Thor1960303
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Good grief, where would you begin? Holiday seasons are filled with good people who make sacrifices so that all of us can have a better life. The police officers, fire fighters and other emergency response folks that keep us safe during this season with all the dangers that we're presented with during this time. The social workers and other philanthropists ( and yes, this agnostic recognizes the church people who do charitable works) who give up their time to help those less fortunate. The folks who work in the hospitals, doctors, nurses and other health care professionals who work holidays to tend to the sick and injured.
You can have beliefs in a loving personal god and that's all well and fine, but if you look around you, you'll see what we have in the here and now is awesome.
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| Nov 26, 2008 @ 11:02 AM |
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beckyiv42000
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I totally believe in thanking someone who helps you in ANY way... To me its just the RIGHT thing to do.. those people all have free will and made a conscious choice to help you or others and thanking them shows them that their efforts were not wasted and that they are appreciated for what ever they do... I know when someone thanks me it brightens my day .. whats wrong in brightening someone elses.. ??? I think that those who believe that thanks only belong to God or only to people are both a bit off in their reasoning...because if the premise that God is in all of us or a part of the creator is in all of us .. are we not thanking him too when we thank others for their efforts?? Just my opinion of course
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| Nov 26, 2008 @ 11:19 AM |
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iam01
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are we not thanking him too when we thank others for their efforts?? Just my opinion of course No its not just your opinion. Its the opinion of many who see God they worship or see a universal presence, sacredness of life, whatever in the face of others. "God" is a metaphor for those things. I know Uncrazy says this sort of thing often. When you see your own divinity, value, uniqueness, importance, quality, goodness within yourself its very easy to see it in others as opposed to someone who is self loathing who can only see the kingdom of Satan within themselves, a wretchedness. We need to steer clear of that.
Theologian Paul Tillich describes this connectedness of humanity to be God as "ground of being".
"The name of infinite and inexhaustible depth and ground of our being is God. That depth is what the word God means. And if that word has not much meaning for you, translate it, and speak of the depths of your life, of the source of your being, of your ultimate concern, of what you take seriously without any reservation. Perhaps, in order to do so, you must forget everything traditional that you have learned about God, perhaps even that word itself. For if you know that God means depth, you know much about Him. You cannot then call yourself an atheist or unbeliever. For you cannot think or say: Life has no depth! Life itself is shallow. Being itself is surface only. If you could say this in complete seriousness, you would be an atheist; but otherwise you are not."
--Paul Tillich, The Shaking of The Foundations
Paul Tillich was an existential Christian.
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| Nov 26, 2008 @ 7:20 PM |
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iam01
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Dying 11 year old Brendan Foster made a wish and it came true.
http://spotlight.news.yahoo.com/v/10836826
Even after the doctor told him he had only two weeks to live his only concern was to feed the homeless. His wish came true before he died. I am sure many today are thanking this young hero, a very young fellow human being who cared about others.
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| Nov 26, 2008 @ 7:30 PM |
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Tarzan
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Thank you for that iam, a very beautiful and touching news.
This IS what real thanks is about. "Unconditional."
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| Nov 28, 2008 @ 8:43 AM |
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iam01
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This story is touching because this little boy knew he was going to die yet could only care for others in a selfless way. How many of us would or could do the same? We should ask ourselves that. To know one's self is the greatest gift. We may never know until we are faced with a similar challenge. Many times heroes spontaneously perform selfless acts. They often tell us later on they had no choice in the matter despite great risk to themselves. We see this sort of thing all the time.
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