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Comments (58)Would these gentlemen find beauty in a Japanese garden? ". . . an object is beautiful if it is ordered, symmetrical, and definite, and if it demonstrates each of these virtues to a high degree." - Aristotle ". . . for an object to be beautiful is for it to exhibit unity, number, equality, proportion, and order, with unity as the most basic notion." - St. Augustine of Hippo ". . . beauty, which rests on three conditions: integrity or perfection, due proportion or harmony, and brightness or clarity." - St. Thomas Aquinas I think that they would see beauty in Japanese gardens because these conditions exist within good Japanese gardens. The ability to recognise those qualities can be a struggle for a lot of people because we tend to look for obvious unity, or harmony, order,... We tend to rush to the mystical to explain what we don't understand in order to not feel stupid. We decide that you need to understand eastern religion to be able to produce these gardens. We get caught up in chasing mystical rule systems like Feng-shui rather than accepting that these gardens are made of the same stuff that western gardens are made of - soil, plants, stone, ... Deeper disection reveals earthly design concepts that are what the three wise men above are talking about with both feet planted firmly on the ground and not regarding whether or from which house you pray or where your grandfather came from. But, if we can not get that deep we can simply place it in a box where we can declare it an exclusive thing of a realm where we are not members. Therefore, we obviously could not be expected to understand it. I chose an obviously complicated subject for those obviously deep gentlemen for an analogy. The other half of the analogy can substitute any level of design understanding, whether it is Saypoint's mother, Saypoint herself, me, or you, and placing it against or past that level of understanding. If we don't understand what it is supposed to be, we have no idea of whether we have attained it. So, what do we do? Do we listen to those who are more advanced and try to lift up our awareness? That means a confession that we don't understand something. It also means that we will inherently be talked down to. The other choice is to deny that our understanding is not as advanced as someone else's or that the other person's understanding is wrong or insignificant. That may take the form of discrediting them or by scrambling to justify the short comings in our own understanding by fiercely fending off the critiques that we asked for. It would be much easier to toss it into the mystical box and declare ourselves excluded from understanding due to cultural or religious differences. I'll have to remember to do that. Maybe I'll write a book explaining a mystical concept rather than how form, color, texture, balance, harmony, and unity are acheived. No, that has been done many times. Maybe someone needs to write the book that discusses the practical side rather than the mystical one. But, which will sell more?...See MoreWrist Surgery pointers?
Comments (12)Man, Catkim, that is awful that yours didn't clear up either. Mine is not so important because that hand is bad on fine motor things for so long now that I don't even notice the compensation methods anymore. A musician would worry! Definitely research the procedures. My surgery hasn't really changed since the 1800's, lol. I bet a friend could do it ;] I'll get a specialist though, lol. Carla, so glad to hear yours was a breeze. I had TMJ surgery eons ago by the best, and even thoughts of TMJ haven't entered my mind in years. That's really amazing 'cos that really hurt and often! Were you asleep for yours? Apparently I can get just shots to the area, and anesthesia costs a fortune, so I like that option. Arthritis? Oy and oy. Runs in my family but I've dodged that bullet, thankfully. Tramadol is a great pain med, in my experience, and I take it all the time 'cos of my back. That may help... dunno. It's frustrating, chronic pain disorders, to say the least! I feel for you!...See MoreOh Joy! Does This Look Like Shingles? (pics)
Comments (28)Add me to the It Looks Like Shingles to Me list. Get him to a Dr. asap. just to be on the safe side. They can start him on meds. to minimize the time frame. The pain can be HORRIFIC especially if untreated & can cause lasting pain/nerve damage & potentially serious complications especially if the eyes are involved. Shingles are very common in immune suppressed people. Also, I *think* they might be contaigious to those who've never had chicken pox....See MoreOral Appliance For Mild Sleep Apnea?
Comments (6)mare-wbpa - My husband uses one of the dental devices you referred to in your post. But we live in Canada - and no we had to pay for it. He is now past 65 and when he needs a new (third device) we will have to pay for it as well.. About 8 years ago I finally managed to have him mention his very loud snoring to his doctor. His doctor referred him first to his dentist - who in term referred him to a specialist who makes the sleeping aid device. The doctor told my husband - as did the specialist that often the dental device will solve the issue. However, the specialist had to take several measurements of my husband's mouth to determine if he would be a candidate for a device. Not everyone is. He was a candidate and so the appliance was made. The first once cost $1,000 Cdn. - neither our provincial health plan nor his office plan would pay towards the cost. If you take care of it, the lifetime expectancy is 5 years. My biggest fear was that he would not wear it. But after the first night he was very happy - the device just opened his airway enough that it made a huge difference. He still snores loudly if on his back, but not nearly as much as when on his side. At the 5 year mark he had to go back and have another device made - this one cost $1,200. Actually, the dentist said that despite being 5 years old it was in better shape than others he had seen that were 1 year old. The trick was the container I bought for him to keep it in - one of those small thermal jars. And he had to use the Polident retainer cleanser on the device. He does have eye issues - including glaucoma in one eye. A few months ago his eye specialist decided he should send my husband for a sleep study because often sleep apnea can be related to glaucoma. He was a 5 on his side and a 7 on his back - so he was cleared of sleep apnea since he only reached a 7 when he was sleeping on his back. I was grateful because I have seen the machines and read all about them on the website that was provided by another poster - and my husband is a mouth breather so that would have made using the CPAP machine more difficult. But if he needed it, he would have needed it - no questions asked. A look at the site would not hurt, the posters are good people. My husband is not overweight nor does he have diabetes. When he had his eye surgery he was the only one in the waiting room who did not have diabetes - and again at the sleep study they were surprised he was not over weight or suffering from diabetes. The dentist did warn him against buying one of the dental devices sold at the pharmacy - or "as seen on TV". It most definitely has to be made to fit your mouth. I would not have been comfortable had he been asked to send back an impression - the dentist did it. Sometimes he will put one of those Nose Strips on his nose together with the appliance - especially when we are away from home. This helps his snoring even more. Snoring and bad vision are very common in his family. I hope you are able to find a solution. I am a diagnosed insomniac who also had a sleep study performed many years ago. I do not have sleep apnea, but I do have the opposite reaction to anything that would sedate the normal person. So sleeping pills, anti-histamines, locals etc. have no effect on me. I would give up something to be able to sleep - but it is not in the cards for me. If you could somehow manage it, I would try for a device....See More- 10 years ago
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