tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post6732911213420682094..comments2023-07-03T06:51:05.962-07:00Comments on O Dock: The Stuff That Never MovesO Dockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-40951695979670283442011-04-02T00:52:31.255-07:002011-04-02T00:52:31.255-07:00In many ways, Japan has a fresh start ahead - even...In many ways, Japan has a fresh start ahead - even for areas that were not directly impacted. Hopefully we won't try to put things back the way they were, but move on to a better arrangement of our lives, a re-prioritizing of our values and that of the nation as whole.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-57346570894869946062011-03-31T19:26:30.514-07:002011-03-31T19:26:30.514-07:00As O Docker sagely observes (to paraphrase), it ai...As O Docker sagely observes (to paraphrase), it ain't the physical that matters.<br /><br />Ward, Kimie, Michael and Baydog are all expressing the same truth: the only real "stuff" that never moves is family...<br /><br />... whether you like or not...<br /><br />... and a handful of friends and soul mates.<br /><br />WV: feudste - as I said... familyMojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721376775731666766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-44630054778728526252011-03-31T16:09:34.815-07:002011-03-31T16:09:34.815-07:00"...In the case where all is lost, it is your..."...In the case where all is lost, it is your friends and community that pull you through..."<br /><br />"...it's often the stuff that never moves that one takes for granted. Then, when it moves it feels like nothing will ever be the same.."<br /><br />Thoughts like those made me write this post. What is the real stuff that never moves?<br /><br /> I think, without realizing it, we all tend to base our sense of well-being on physical or external things - a house, a job, a car, maybe even a boat if that is our home. But, as solid and dependable as those things may seem, they can all disappear. It's very difficult to tell yourself that none of that matters and to build a sense of personal identity that doesn't rely on those things.<br /><br />I think none of us knows how well we've succeeded at that until we experience losses like those the Japanese are now facing.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-8320015405902607332011-03-31T15:02:24.587-07:002011-03-31T15:02:24.587-07:00Well said. However, it's often the stuff that...Well said. However, it's often the stuff that never moves that one takes for granted. Then, when it moves it feels like nothing will ever be the same. It takes a long time to adjust to change, but eventually it happens. I know using 9/11 as an example is a bit trite, but did anyone ever think that the World Trade Center one day wouldn't be there? <br /><br />I love that the restaurant "Luce" was operating by using disposable tableware and cooking with bottled water. They probably took a few days to get their ducks in a row, but then it was time once again to make the meatballs. Ward and Kimie went to lunch and supported Luce's effort to get back on their feet and I applaud that.<br /><br />Japan will rise again.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-46379152507539742182011-03-31T12:52:54.401-07:002011-03-31T12:52:54.401-07:00Thank you, O'Dock!
As someone who's ship ...Thank you, O'Dock!<br /><br />As someone who's ship has run aground a few times, I have a lot of empathy for our Asian friends - not only Japan, but Indonesia a few years ago. In the case where all is lost, it is your friends and community that pull you through. Without that you can be unmoored forever. In this case, that community is all of us.<br /><br />When I see a picture of someone crying over a pile of shattered timber that was once their home, all I can do is cry myself.<br /><br />michaeldorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.com