Become a Cabbage, The Art of Disappearing |
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Become a Cabbage, The Art of Disappearing |
| 0everybodysux0 |
  Aug 31 2006, 07:54 PM
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THE ART OF DISAPPEARING
by Naomi Shihab Nye When they say Don't I know you? say no. When they invite you to the party remember what parties are like before answering. Someone telling you in a loud voice they once wrote a poem. Greasy sausage balls on a paper plate. Then reply. If they say we should get together. say why? It's not that you don't love them any more. You're trying to remember something too important to forget. Trees. The monastery bell at twilight. Tell them you have a new project. It will never be finished. When someone recognizes you in a grocery store nod briefly and become a cabbage. When someone you haven't seen in ten years appears at the door, don't start singing him all your new songs. You will never catch up. Walk around feeling like a leaf. Know you could tumble any second. Then decide what to do with your time. |
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| 0everybodysux0 |
Aug 31 2006, 07:57 PM
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Nye's interview with Bill Moyers
http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_nye.html |
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Aug 31 2006, 08:20 PM
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that is very very good everybodysux.
(hello in all impromptuness, and a good radharani appearance day to you.) -------------------- “I do not believe in the posts which are not forced into existence by the compulsive result of Man’s urge to open his heart" - Edvard Munch
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Aug 31 2006, 08:49 PM
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 This member has left Gaudiya Repercussions. Group: Full Member Posts: 4,534 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Alpine Bhaktivedanta Ashrama N.E. USA Member No.: 13 meta reshaped by LAWYER |
QUOTE (evakurvan @ Aug 31 2006, 04:20 PM) that is very very good everybodysux. (hello in all impromptuness, and a good radharani appearance day to you.)  Is it Radhastami in your town? Because up and down the east coast it is either being celebrated today or tomorrow!  this post edited to protect the innocent 
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Aug 31 2006, 11:02 PM
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hello no it's not today it's tomorrow, but you know.
-------------------- “I do not believe in the posts which are not forced into existence by the compulsive result of Man’s urge to open his heart" - Edvard Munch
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Aug 31 2006, 11:34 PM
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QUOTE (everybodysux @ Aug 31 2006, 03:54 PM) THE ART OF DISAPPEARING by Naomi Shihab Nye I love this poem, a lot… and can relate to it in ways that even shocks the multiple personalities that hide within and only come out when the hinges get greased or there is a knock on the back door where the old sign that says Creativity has decomposed! Thanks for posting it and getting me out of my own disappearing act for a moment! Now…to only be a cabbage and feel like a leaf again!!! 
-------------------- "It's not how many times you draw breath that counts in a lifetime, but how many time something takes your breath away."
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Sep 1 2006, 12:12 AM
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This member has left Gaudiya Repercussions. Group: Full Member Posts: 4,534 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Alpine Bhaktivedanta Ashrama N.E. USA Member No.: 13 meta reshaped by LAWYER |
QUOTE (evakurvan @ Aug 31 2006, 07:02 PM) hello no it's not today it's tomorrow, but you know. I talked to Krishna.com today while making an order, and they said it is Radhastami in Alachua! -------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: This message, together with any attachments is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is confidential and prohibited from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this item in error, please notify the original sender and destroy this item, along with any attachments. Thank you. |
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| 0everybodysux0 |
Sep 1 2006, 01:53 AM
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I am 100% sure it is Radhashtami.
 Happy Radharani Janmashtami Mahotsava to you eva. 
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Mar 17 2007, 06:36 AM
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Pundit Group: Full Member Posts: 595 Joined: 27-March 05 From: victoria b.c. Member No.: 66 |
QUOTE (everybodysux @ Aug 31 2006, 12:54 PM) THE ART OF DISAPPEARING by Naomi Shihab Nye When they say Don't I know you? say no. When they invite you to the party remember what parties are like before answering. Someone telling you in a loud voice they once wrote a poem. Greasy sausage balls on a paper plate. Then reply. If they say we should get together. say why? It's not that you don't love them any more. You're trying to remember something too important to forget. Trees. The monastery bell at twilight. Tell them you have a new project. It will never be finished. When someone recognizes you in a grocery store nod briefly and become a cabbage. When someone you haven't seen in ten years appears at the door, don't start singing him all your new songs. You will never catch up. Walk around feeling like a leaf. Know you could tumble any second. Then decide what to do with your time. thankyou for this nugget almost lost in GR time |
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Mar 17 2007, 09:55 AM
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I second that. This delightful "cabbage desiderata" makes me feel normal for a change.
-------------------- Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. (Einstein)
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Mar 18 2007, 05:07 AM
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Pundit Group: Full Member Posts: 595 Joined: 27-March 05 From: victoria b.c. Member No.: 66 |
this is what happens when i cabbagize
i don't want to see anyone, talk to anybody because i'm trying to remember 'what i can't forget' and in the silence and the candlelight i remember a song for evakurvan and all janis j lovers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEgcqWDG4 |
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Jan 6 2011, 10:32 PM
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Pundit? Group: Full Member Posts: 5,503 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Sweden Member No.: 6 Irregular Member |
Bumping up this thread with a priceless topic title...
It turns out that all of our anonymous lurking Guests are good for something after all. When I go to GR, I usually scroll all the way down to see who is online. There are usually some named members, Google and some guests. By clicking on Show last click (or something similar) you can see where these souls are. (At least I can see it as a Mod... test for yourself!) So today, one guest turned out to be reading something called "Become a cabbage". Intrigued, I revisited the thread. It is worth reading again! -------------------- Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. (Einstein)
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Feb 11 2011, 07:46 PM
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Spiritual Seeker Group: Full Member Posts: 46 Joined: 19-December 10 From: Amorica (southern fried) Member No.: 2,067 Senor |
Cabbage you say?
let us prey. |
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Feb 11 2011, 10:01 PM
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This member has left Gaudiya Repercussions. Group: Full Member Posts: 4,534 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Alpine Bhaktivedanta Ashrama N.E. USA Member No.: 13 meta reshaped by LAWYER |
QUOTE (RiffRaff @ Feb 11 2011, 03:46 PM) Cabbage you say? let us prey. Prey... 1. To hunt, catch, or eat as prey: Owls prey on mice. 2. To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense. 3. To plunder or pillage. 4. To exert a baneful or injurious effect -------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: This message, together with any attachments is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is confidential and prohibited from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this item in error, please notify the original sender and destroy this item, along with any attachments. Thank you. |
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Feb 12 2011, 01:09 AM
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 Pundit Group: Full Member Posts: 510 Joined: 28-September 07 From: USA Member No.: 1,147 |
OK, this thread totally legitimizes my excuse to handle this board like the drunk that I am.
Just sayin'............ 
-------------------- "He by whom Brahman is not known, knows It, he by whom It is known, knows It not. It is not known by those who know It, It is known by those who do not know It." ~Kena Upanishad II.3
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