tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post7231528276759403579..comments2024-02-06T11:57:25.334-05:00Comments on The Frumanista: I'm Just Bleeding, Don't Mind MePrincess Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-16459032020199203282014-05-23T09:25:39.162-04:002014-05-23T09:25:39.162-04:00Nein, whenever you do comment, you are usually on ...Nein, whenever you do comment, you are usually on target. I enjoy that. (As opposed to criticizing just for the heck of it). <br /><br />Touche. But I am no tzadekes. <br /><br />I would prefer suffering in the form of a harsh word, rather than, say, harsh living conditions. Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-12461112639937910832014-05-22T15:27:29.568-04:002014-05-22T15:27:29.568-04:00By the way, I hope I don't sound overly critic...By the way, I hope I don't sound overly critical here. It's because I agree with most of what you write that I like to say when I disagree.Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-17410594225500074752014-05-22T14:09:06.705-04:002014-05-22T14:09:06.705-04:00Deleting the photos seems to have worked.
I compl...Deleting the photos seems to have worked.<br /><br />I completely understand the difference between consequences and punishments. And we should certainly use our setbacks to examine ourselves and improve. But I do think some things are presented to us as challenges or tests, unrelated to our behaviour. Some people do seem to suffer more than any amount of sins would dictate, even allowing for private sins we can know nothing about. As we read in <i>Pirkei Avot</i> last week, we can't explain the suffering of the righteous or the tranquility of the wicked.Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-26608219808701375122014-05-22T09:59:51.133-04:002014-05-22T09:59:51.133-04:00RK: May I have the presence of mind to always reme...RK: May I have the presence of mind to always remember! Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-87496000328026006662014-05-22T09:58:47.844-04:002014-05-22T09:58:47.844-04:00DS: Note I referred to it as a "consequence,&...DS: Note I referred to it as a "consequence," not a "punishment." There is a distinct difference.<br /><br />For instance, last week's parsha contained the tochacha, which describes the cause and effect of abandoning God. It's not pretty. But it's not warning us of punishment; it's relating the consequences. It is simply how the world works: You pour water down your neck, you get wet. <br /><br />I am quite sure there have been times when I erred and hurt another. I cannot get on my innocence soapbox claiming to be free of any misconduct. "Let he without sin cast the first stone." I can accept the pain, seeing it as a rebuke, and sensitize my tongue. Ergo, the purpose and resultant growth of suffering. <br /><br />I'll delete the photos from this post, and tell me if that helps. Thanks! Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-19626864905470107252014-05-22T07:06:34.337-04:002014-05-22T07:06:34.337-04:00Wow. What a great reminder for dealing with insens...Wow. What a great reminder for dealing with insensitive comments that really, really hurt. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-86835263233757475262014-05-21T10:53:16.640-04:002014-05-21T10:53:16.640-04:00I guess I'm lucky not to get much in the way o...I guess I'm lucky not to get much in the way of negative comments about being single. (It may be because people around me have some idea of the other issues in my life stopping me even dating.) But I'm wary of describing all suffering as the "consequence of my transgressions". I do that believe suffering has a purpose and stimulates personal growth, but it may not be punishment.<br /><br />By the way, Google kept trying to stop me opening this post and your blog front page (but not old posts) on the grounds that it contains malware. I thought it was probably being over-sensitive and opened through Internet Explorer, but it occurred to me that maybe it doesn't like one of your pictures in this post and you might want to look in to that (I have only the vaguest ideas of how malware operates let alone is scanned for, so this may be total nonsense, in which case: ignore.)Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.com