October 21, 2012 Don to Vic during the night

My Dearest Old friend Vic,

This night, the Devil is playing with my mind and I hate the feeling.
I pray that your mind is at peace.

I am looking at my son Chris. And I miss him so.
Only he had the wisdom to marry his wife Ann.

http://innjustice.blogspot.ca/2012/05/christopher-john-wesley-my-first-son.html
http://innjustice.blogspot.ca/2011/03/click-picture-to-enlarge-don-and-his.html

I feel Guilt, but no Shame, for not being a better father; more like Jesus.
I thought, I was the best parent that I could possibly be. Only time will tell.

The Devil was very active in my home. We had a problem that I partly understood and religion didn’t get through to me with the right wisdom.

“I keep crying for hope, but there is no justice.” Job 19:7
I studied the Book of Job and Hamlet in my last year in high school and knew both enough to ace the final exams.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come”  II Corinthians 5:12
My love to you and Maureen
Don Wesley.

Death of the Don - the fifth estate

Death of the Don - the fifth estate

But in Canada, the courts routinely violate our rights

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COMPASSION is EVERYTHING

COMPASSION is EVERYTHING

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Talk  1   Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf: Lose your ego, find your compassion

http://www.ted.com/talks/imam_feisal_abdul_rauf.html

Talk 2    Rabbi Jackie Tabick: The balancing act of compassion

http://www.ted.com/talks/jackie_tabick.html

Talk 3    Robert Wright: The evolution of compassion

http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_wright_the_evolution_of_compassion.html

Talk 4    Daniel Goleman on compassionA

http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_goleman_on_compassion.html     ***** ***** *****

Talk 5    Rev. James Forbes: Compassion at the dinner table

http://www.ted.com/talks/james_forbes.html

Talk 6    Swami Dayananda Saraswati: The profound journey of compassion    ***** ***** ***** *****

http://www.ted.com/talks/swami_dayananda_saraswati.html

Talk 7    Karen Armstrong makes her TED Prize wish: the Charter for Compassion

http://www.ted.com/talks/karen_armstrong_makes_her_ted_prize_wish_the_charter_for_compassion.html

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Remembering while listening ::::

Hot Air - unleavened bread

The number 18 - life

Steve at his Guitar – His Song of Compassion - http://don1933.blogspot.ca/

The baby at birth

Pride

Nirvana

Ego

The Golden Rule

God or Religion - You have a Choice

Hello again Moonstroller,
here is my latest point-of-view-answer
to your “clever question.”

While away from Ted, my thinking returned
to your Question-based-conversation about God.

The question is about God
and the Paragraphs are about Religion.

That makes for tricky conversation because,

1 - With Religion you need the other;
can’t have one without the other [Old song]

2 - With God you get rid of the other
and keep the money in your own pocket.

So..... I started my life talking to God,
at 3 years of age
and I am now 79.5;
and he still my best and longest friend
and he hasn’t borrowed a dime.
He is just so kind and loving,
and he gave "me" life.

The stories we will tell you about life will fill a Book.
You can have it for a dollar !

All the best and until soon,

Don Wesley [From The Silent Generation - the 30's]

http://www.ted.com/conversations/13673/how_do_you_feel_about_god_as.html?c=529285

donwesley1933@live.com