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Columnist makes plea for humility
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Nice to see some multi-religion service. That typically helps bring people together.
Sounds like most had a good time.
I'm grateful that people can look outside their small cultures. It is an
Educational experience!!
Humor is one of the best ways to do that. Sometimes it backfires, but it's
Worth the risk. Smiling and laughter are some of God's greatest gifts!!
Happy Thanksgiving everybody.....
We are all imperfect and have our own idiosyncrasies. I'm sorry some of you were offended - but, really, he was just trying to be funny.
He succeeded with me! lol
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
One point of Mr. Kirby's was that humor is good for the health. And he increased my life expectancy, I figure, at least a day. I laughed heartily.
I am sorry, but I don't believe that he said things that should not have been "spoken about at a Thanksgiving religious service". One thing about "Kirby" is that he knows (he's humble enough to figure that) he's not a philosopher (I personally see great philosophical wisdom in some of what he writes). So he was more comfortable throwing out what he had prepared and instead, relying on his usual funny material...giving us what helped draw us to the event.
Of course I'm one of the several (I figure about one-fourth of the audience) that irreverently clapped at the end of his comments (despite the admonition in the program that requested us to "maintain reverence" by not clapping - and the "flustration" of my wife). I happen to figure that if clapping is irrevent in a "religious service", laughing is way out there.
I had a wonderful time and I thank God for His gift to me through the event.
I am proud of my humility and am grateful I can share it with everyone.
Wait, that doesn't sound so good...I am well pleased with my humility and grateful to share it with all who need help with theirs.
Ah, that's much better.
I think this is exactly what Robert Redford was talking about when he called it "plastic."
Pseudo-humility also comes with a definite gullibility among the LDS
The former used to report the news without embellishment as it happened. A columnist gave his/her viewpoint about the news.
If those definitions still hold, Kirby doesn't claim to be a "journalist."
Hack -- to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle: The editor hacked the story to bits.
I just looked at 14 separate definitions for "hack" and not one fits Robert Kirby. Jay B. | 6:27 p.m. Nov. 19, 2007, you be wrong on that one.
After being here in CA I've realized how many good people there are and I love being the minority instead of majority. So many different views to hear and different people to embrace.
I'd love for more people to get his "more accepting than you" attitude. I know a lot of people who would have enjoyed not being gossiped about.
I'm sorry you have such bitter feelings toward LDS Church members. I hope that if we ever meet or work together, I can be a good enough erson that it might help change your feelings, just a little bit.
As for Robert Kirby, I thnk he's a really good guy and his columns are often quite interesting. I think that if every Latter-day Saint who was born and raised in Utah spent a little time outside of Utah (not including missions or vacations) life here in the Beehive State might just be a little more colorful and delightful.
Maybe the word "humanity" is a better choice, after all, now that I have come to think about it. I find that when I trip over myself--like that--that I end up making "fortuitous mistakes", that way:
Not always, but sometimes.
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