tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390648781469987736.comments2011-08-18T22:11:54.377-07:00Esmerelda's EnlightenmentsEsmereldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14438144909274578169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390648781469987736.post-60273684034431689862011-08-18T22:11:54.377-07:002011-08-18T22:11:54.377-07:00Thank you for your comment. I whole-heartedly agre...Thank you for your comment. I whole-heartedly agree; especially with your closing statement--"If people on both sides can begin to do this, I think the world will become a better place."Esmereldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14438144909274578169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390648781469987736.post-34201111949017698852011-08-18T20:47:29.012-07:002011-08-18T20:47:29.012-07:00I work with 13 and 14 year old kids every day. It...I work with 13 and 14 year old kids every day. It's easy to forget that they have a very limited life experience and don't have experience or knowledge about things I have seen and experienced. They haven't lived with the fear that they could be drafted and sent to Viet Nam to kill or be killed if their draft board chooses them. They haven't felt the exhilaration of watching on live TV as the first human being stepped onto the moon. They haven't felt the sickening revelation that thousands of people were dying while watching the Twin Towers collapse.<br /> I think that the inability of the teens to empathize with my feelings and experiences is much like the inability of most people to empathize with what they have not experienced and don't understand. Since there are many things we can't, (and don't want to,) experience, we need to be kind and caring to those we don't understand. If people on both sides can begin to do this, I think the world will become a better place.Alanhttp://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/alan.herendichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390648781469987736.post-64814648114283511702011-08-14T11:21:54.284-07:002011-08-14T11:21:54.284-07:00Hi Esmeralda ! I love to hear from you story! Well...Hi Esmeralda ! I love to hear from you story! Well the prayers beads, (rosary) was before part of pagans, then Christianity adopted it so the people will follow them as well .I collect sewing machines too. I know that love of something old ,I got about 8 machines , some new some old, all over my house. they keep me in touch and mending myself anytime I need a stitch!!! Hugs Andrea.goddessandmagickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869758805521787825noreply@blogger.com