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25 Jan 00 - 08:27 AM (#167998) Subject: Kindness of a Stranger From: Mary in Kentucky Many times in life we are surprised by the kindness of people we've never met. I received some wonderful dulcimer music and explanations of modal scales. Thanks Sorcha! Mary |
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25 Jan 00 - 08:33 AM (#168004) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: GUEST,Neil Lowe ..."I've always depended on the kindness of strangers." -Blanche Dubois, A Streetcar Named Desire |
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25 Jan 00 - 09:22 AM (#168038) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: Caitrin Indeed, Mary. People here have been most kind and patient in helping me to alleviate my ignorance. : ) Thanks, all. |
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25 Jan 00 - 09:27 AM (#168040) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: Amos Hell, we aren't strangers, are we? Don't we all do the same bass runs?
A folksinger and songwriter named Andrew Calhoun has a funny one called "Folksingers Are Boring" which includes the lines:
Folksingers have flabby buns
Boring, boring, oh so very boring
But I think it was written out of bitterness ! :>) Amos |
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25 Jan 00 - 09:42 AM (#168048) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: Dave (the ancient mariner) There is a Maritime expression I think say's it all. There are no strangers, only friends we have'nt met yet. Kindness is international, and the last hope of humanity; but it should not blind you to the fact that not all who call are friendly. If some one comes in peace they will leave welcome and entertained, if in need they shall receive aid. I they come as a thief in the night or day, they may find that not everyone shares the above sentiments. Yours, Aye. Dave |
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25 Jan 00 - 10:13 AM (#168059) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: Sorcha Your're entirely welcome, Mary in K. Hope it helps. We Americans always thought it was Will Rogers who said that about strangers he hadn't met yet.... |
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25 Jan 00 - 11:34 AM (#168094) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler I've said it before (and will no doubt say it again, being a boring old fart,)the Greek for guest and stranger is the same: xenos. The Mudcat has the same quality RtS (strange, but I hope, not a stranger) |
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25 Jan 00 - 01:33 PM (#168160) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: TerriM I was having lunch in my car today when an old lady fell over, right into a holly bush across the road from me. I jumped out to go and help her up and get her inside her house and completely forgot I'd left the keys in the ignition and my bag and mobile phone on the car seat. When I got back, sure enough, a shifty looking guy was hanging around my car. I'm ashamed to say I gave him a bit of a suspicious look before he told me he had seen what happened and thought he'd better keep an eye on my car til I got back. Don't know whether this makes me a good person or a bad person, maybe just human. Terri |
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25 Jan 00 - 02:01 PM (#168172) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: McGrath of Harlow xenos = guest = stranger.
Hence xenophobia. Guests aren't always welcome.
Funny you never hear the word xenophilia? I reckon there's a lot of it around on the Mudcat, in spite of occasional irruptions of paranoia. Chesterton once said that the reason it's got both "Love your neighbour" and "Love your enemy" in the Gospels is because they tend to be the same people.
Then there's the story of the new Member of Parliament excitedly talking about facing the enemy lined up on the opposite benches - the veteran with him says "No, they aren't your enemies, they are your opponents. You find your enemies among the people behind you and around you." |
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25 Jan 00 - 02:25 PM (#168181) Subject: RE: BS: Kindness of a Stranger From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler ..now I'm being an even more pedantic old fart: philoxenia is Greek for hospitality literally love for guests/strangers, which in my experience is still true of most Greeks - and most Mudcatters. RtS |