Comments on: A Sad Day in Finland http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/ Blog of P. Clint Rogers, PhD: Culture, Training, and Technology Specialist Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: roman http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-611 roman Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:13:58 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-611 We need to raise and practice the courage to act <a href="http://paxusa.org/speakup/statistics.html" rel="nofollow">(example)</a> when we encounter the idiots who seem to be able to do such things. For that we first need to consider whether the position of "Let's not care at all about what the others are doing" is the best we can do. We need to raise and practice the courage to act (example) when we encounter the idiots who seem to be able to do such things. For that we first need to consider whether the position of “Let’s not care at all about what the others are doing” is the best we can do.

]]> By: Becky http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-614 Becky Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:52:51 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-614 How many people have you heard say in a state of annoyance and frenzy, "Don't worry about them. Just worry about yourself!"? Hopefully we can realize that it IS so important to reach out and worry about others and be an influence for good in other's lives. It makes me wonder if the young man was ignored by his classmates or what could have been different in his life to make it a positive one. I had a classmate commit suicide and have always wondered what I could have done to have helped him out. It's terrible to hear about this tragedy. Hopefully we can learn from it and personally change some of the ways we treat people. How many people have you heard say in a state of annoyance and frenzy, “Don’t worry about them. Just worry about yourself!”?

Hopefully we can realize that it IS so important to reach out and worry about others and be an influence for good in other’s lives. It makes me wonder if the young man was ignored by his classmates or what could have been different in his life to make it a positive one. I had a classmate commit suicide and have always wondered what I could have done to have helped him out.

It’s terrible to hear about this tragedy. Hopefully we can learn from it and personally change some of the ways we treat people.

]]> By: Brooke http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-669 Brooke Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:03:26 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-669 I'm behind in my blog reading. I echo what the previous to commenters said, and I'll add - this - compassion. After the shootings at Va Tech the word compassion came up for me, a lot. We need to be more compassionate with people, with ourselves, and those who are different than us. I’m behind in my blog reading. I echo what the previous to commenters said, and I’ll add - this - compassion. After the shootings at Va Tech the word compassion came up for me, a lot. We need to be more compassionate with people, with ourselves, and those who are different than us.

]]> By: roman http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-672 roman Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:48:52 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-672 I must have been misunderstood: I am against NOT WORRYING. I argue for caring more, for re-considering the current ignorance and fear of acting. I must have been misunderstood: I am against NOT WORRYING. I argue for caring more, for re-considering the current ignorance and fear of acting.

]]> By: Clint http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-702 Clint Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:38:10 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-sad-day-in-finland/#comment-702 Carolina Islas shared some wisdom with me about this in one of my conversations with her. She said that we should automatically have some respect for every person, if for no other reason, then simply because to be human is a difficult and challenging thing quite frequently - and we can respect and honor each person for that reason alone. I liked that thought. In a quote on the bottom a friend's email - I also saw this quote that I really liked: "Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really yearn for." Neal A. Maxwell Carolina Islas shared some wisdom with me about this in one of my conversations with her. She said that we should automatically have some respect for every person, if for no other reason, then simply because to be human is a difficult and challenging thing quite frequently - and we can respect and honor each person for that reason alone. I liked that thought.

In a quote on the bottom a friend’s email - I also saw this quote that I really liked: “Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really yearn for.” Neal A. Maxwell

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