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9 Responses to “A Zen Story in ASL: Trading Dialogue for Lodging”

1. DCABlogs Says:
   July 2nd, 2007 at 8:23 pm

   Sorry for being off the point but you have beautiful banner.. WOW its great! I love it!

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2. Oscar the Observer Says:
   July 2nd, 2007 at 8:35 pm

   Interesting story.

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3. justmedeaf Says:
   July 2nd, 2007 at 9:00 pm

   Hi Teri, that is very true. I met few elderly people, but I am attracted to few of them that they talked about their history and life. Some of them are true and some of them are false but my grandma told me her childhood and I found some old picture that made me realize that she told me the truth but I don’t follow her path of life. That is very respectful of us talking together for the past year, telling me how she grew up in a different time so elders are different from us, our youth. In the future we become old how can we tell young children? they will be going against us or what lol . think about it lol. I love the Zen story and always look forward to see you sign Zen stories. Have a nice week.

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4. LaRonda Says:
   July 2nd, 2007 at 9:19 pm

   You’re right Teri. It’s all about perceptions.

   One commenter on another blog said our country is in such a mess because of the older generation. Yet I’ve heard older people say this country is in such a mess because of the younger generation. Times change and so do perceptions. The point is not to blame, but rather to focus on coming together to clean up the mess. Therein lies mutual respect.

   I love the Native American philosophy of leaving this earth in shape for the next 7 generations to come. How cool is that?

   ~ LaRonda

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5. Susan Says:
   July 3rd, 2007 at 7:25 am

   A good story. It is a great follow up on your post about respecting elders and perceptions. I notice not many people respond on this post. I guess that they are busy pulling their foot out of their mouth.

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6. Deb Says:
   July 3rd, 2007 at 8:31 am

   I have always enjoyed talking with the elders. I find them interesting. You can learn something from them. Their experiences are different from mine because they did not have the technology in their times. My generation had some technology (we first had cc in our late teens and tty) but this younger generation have more technology (they have cc, internet, vp/vrs, etc.).
   I was taught to honor the elders even though they may be wrong.

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7. Teri Says:
   July 3rd, 2007 at 1:05 pm

   “On the whole, we naturally tend to trust our everyday perceptions;… We assume their validity without even occuring to us to question them. We naively believe that the way we percieve things is identical with the way things are. And so, because events and things, including the self, appear to have objective reality, we conclude, tacitly and often without any reflection at all, that they do have in fact an objective reality… Only through the process of careful analysis can we see that this is not so, that our perceptions do not accurately reflect objective reality.”

   - Essence Of The Heart Sutra (H.H the 14th Dalai Lama)

   

   This is especially true when we judge a person’s character. How often have we misjudged a friend through our misperceptions? -Moon pointer

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8. Deb Says:
   July 3rd, 2007 at 2:13 pm

   It is like we tend to judge people by its cover just like the books without knowing the contents. I am sure some people judge other people by listening to the rumors or gossips without knowing the person or hear their side of the story.

   We have not walked in the elder’s shoes because of the different eras. So we need to listen and it does not mean we have to accept their perspectives or follow their advices. Just listen to what they have to say and be open-minded.

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9. A Deafie Says:
   July 3rd, 2007 at 2:43 pm

   Nice story. I do not have my own interpretation, since you hit the nail on the head. Good job, Teri.

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