Text messages of Father Soc from collections of quotations and sayings of persons, non-persons, virtual and fictional characters, religious and secular sources -- to nourish, guide, strengthen, keep us more alive and thankful, hopeful and faithful -- compiled by frbarats.
Monday, June 21, 2010
“Seeing …”
“We don’t see things as they are: we see things as we are.” – Anais Nin.
- The traits we quickly criticize in people are often the very traits we have ourselves. –Father Soc.
Anais Nin's statement:I understand this as>..we see things from our personal points of view, from our personal backgrounds, from a context familiar to us. Father Soc's statement: I don't quite agree...generally perhaps...or if talking about superficial things...but essentially speaking, i don't think so.
Anais Nin's statement:I understand this as>..we see things from our personal points of view, from our personal backgrounds, from a context familiar to us.
ReplyDeleteFather Soc's statement: I don't quite agree...generally perhaps...or if talking about superficial things...but essentially speaking, i don't think so.