tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post5607468817001616268..comments2023-11-03T07:13:46.355-05:00Comments on The Ear of the Soul: George's CarMark Wutkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01735952904584567390noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post-91007427972824120412006-03-28T21:41:00.000-06:002006-03-28T21:41:00.000-06:00Oh, a little curmudgeon never hurt anyone: not tha...Oh, a little curmudgeon never hurt anyone: not that I write that comment to justify my own moments of being the curmudgeon...<br><br>I like the analogy - understood!Joe G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12855351884436995272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355594093712358164.post-57667237432214305992006-03-20T19:44:00.000-06:002006-03-20T19:44:00.000-06:00Hi Liz, thanks for the comment! It probably was al...Hi Liz, thanks for the comment! It probably was along the same lines as the basketball analogy. I was trying to make the point that in Quakerism we have a 350-year-old tradition rooted in a 1900-year-old tradition, and although we do make changes here and there, it is a good tradition. When we try to graft on other traditions, we end up with something that we have trouble describing or even understanding, and it no longer carries us on our journey with God.<br><br>Sometimes I feel curmudgeonly for saying things like that, and I think I need to chill out a bit, knowing where my path has taken me thus far.Mark Wutkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735952904584567390noreply@blogger.com