tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post4805696127822103838..comments2023-12-10T10:18:21.368-08:00Comments on Bits and Pieces: 100 Words: Proud to Be What?Joe Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-31521921499809428492013-04-18T13:05:24.827-07:002013-04-18T13:05:24.827-07:00You're welcome NB and thank you for dropping b...You're welcome NB and thank you for dropping by :) Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-41429059811354210802013-04-18T04:10:28.387-07:002013-04-18T04:10:28.387-07:00I'm quite pleased to have found your blog...I'm quite pleased to have found your blog...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-19341011597461990282013-04-17T10:19:17.398-07:002013-04-17T10:19:17.398-07:00Pearl, thank you for giving me a topic for the nex...Pearl, thank you for giving me a topic for the next post - I agree :)Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-43594583689556548712013-04-17T07:40:57.500-07:002013-04-17T07:40:57.500-07:00Can we also add the words "hero" and &qu...Can we also add the words "hero" and "tragedy" to the list?!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-67978883951304911452013-04-14T12:25:36.891-07:002013-04-14T12:25:36.891-07:00Thanks Keith :)Thanks Keith :)Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-63773876041632317422013-04-14T12:25:09.109-07:002013-04-14T12:25:09.109-07:00I'm glad your daughter has pulled through her ...I'm glad your daughter has pulled through her awful illness, Philip. And yes, you should be proud of what you are proud of, for they were achievements worthy of pride :)Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-79934983758414843822013-04-14T12:22:22.471-07:002013-04-14T12:22:22.471-07:00I agree with you Michael, indeed such is the stren...I agree with you Michael, indeed such is the strength of diversity.Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-48451590540251250892013-04-14T12:20:23.886-07:002013-04-14T12:20:23.886-07:00Hahaha, i've met some of those , SnowHahaha, i've met some of those , SnowJoe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-35375664981588402522013-04-14T07:27:41.818-07:002013-04-14T07:27:41.818-07:00Interesting take. I am inclined to agree. I think ...Interesting take. I am inclined to agree. I think being proud has to involved an accomplishment and not something you're born with. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-12780529981132388572013-04-13T13:56:04.427-07:002013-04-13T13:56:04.427-07:00Have to say I'm more proud of others than anyt...Have to say I'm more proud of others than anything I've done or achieved. My daughter Clare is one I'm so proud of because she has given me a beautiful granddaughter and a wonderful grandson and battled against some awful illnesses with such great strength and determination. When she was diagnosed three years ago, at age 34, with a brain tumour, and then the onset of epilepsy she was more concerned about how this affected others, not herself. She works hard and never complains about her life. <br />The feeling of pride in OTHERS often brings a tear, or a flood of tears sometimes. When I witness the efforts of somebody giving their all, sometimes against the odds, I get very emotional - even if they fail.<br />I've nothing to be ashamed of but, compared to so many others, nothing to be especially proud of apart from serving in the RAF, raising a family and still standing up to life as I near 80. PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-61125556288710029852013-04-13T11:27:59.754-07:002013-04-13T11:27:59.754-07:00Exactly! I never understood why someone would be p...Exactly! I never understood why someone would be proud about the color of their skin. It's not like anyone has any say over it. It's a simple roll of the dice. Nature made us all slightly different in an effort to keep one thing from being able to kill us all. Such is the strength of diversity. Genetically speaking, there are more ways to put together a human being, than there are human beings. The first colonists on Mars will be human. But generations later, that world will have made them her own, and they will be Martian. <br /><br />Someone once asked me why I wasn't concerned about white people becoming a minority in the U.S. After quelling the urge to do him physical harm, I explained that my concern was reserved for the species as a whole.Michael Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12028189262699615039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-13731020062650823912013-04-13T10:29:03.409-07:002013-04-13T10:29:03.409-07:00Maybe people who are "proud" to be born ...Maybe people who are "proud" to be born into a certain groups thinks that God put them there in the first place due to their abundant virtue.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-86410543854369059792013-04-13T02:31:40.295-07:002013-04-13T02:31:40.295-07:00Hahah GB, so...gorillas are not into this pride th...Hahah GB, so...gorillas are not into this pride thing? Good for you. I did have to work hard at being an atheist - many hours thinking and studying were necessary in order to leave my childhood indoctrination behind. No, no inquisition in Portugal - at least not at the moment :) Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-50611845554648309702013-04-12T23:26:12.457-07:002013-04-12T23:26:12.457-07:00Yes, that's why I never say I'm proud to b...Yes, that's why I never say I'm proud to be a gorilla. Did you have to work hard to be an atheist? I hope there isn't an Inquisition in Portugal!Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com