tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post242833403317143719..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: The Paradox of ChoiceSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-3391265831231186672009-02-06T15:15:00.000-07:002009-02-06T15:15:00.000-07:00Now that was interesting. With all the choices in...Now that was interesting. With all the choices in attire I wish he had chose someone else to pick his attire. :)<BR/><BR/>His presentation reminded of a book I recently went back to reread. It was written over fifty years ago but is so relevant today. Here is a quote from the book The Affluent Society.<BR/><BR/>"The family which takes its mauve an cerise, air-conditioned, power-steered and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-84575993442557983752009-01-28T10:13:00.000-07:002009-01-28T10:13:00.000-07:00SilverRain,I thought this was very interesting and...SilverRain,<BR/>I thought this was very interesting and agree with much of what he said as I tend to view things in a similar way as he explained.<BR/><BR/>But, I think it is over-generalizing to say that what he describes is true for everyone. For example, I know lots of people that would go and buy a pair of jeans and be perfectly happy with them, and I'm sure that many people just don't fit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-89892799785056497332009-01-27T15:04:00.000-07:002009-01-27T15:04:00.000-07:00I loved this presentation, as well as his book! Gr...I loved this presentation, as well as his book! Great read, significant insights in terms of the gospel. Isn't the fish bowl analogy at the end interesting? Thing of the limitations of our bodies, of our characters - maybe in the end a blessing in disguise...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com