tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352901349659628092.post2853329395328253452..comments2023-10-28T08:56:55.332-04:00Comments on Autodidactpoet: How was Haiti?Autodidactpoethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860752713734930046noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352901349659628092.post-49270199830290563442015-02-15T20:12:48.591-05:002015-02-15T20:12:48.591-05:00Thank you for your kind words, and thank you for t...Thank you for your kind words, and thank you for this insight, too - "once given, a gift belongs to the recipient...for good or for ill."Autodidactpoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860752713734930046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352901349659628092.post-6701951663275317692015-02-15T20:11:10.106-05:002015-02-15T20:11:10.106-05:00Thank you, Alice! So glad I got to travel with you...Thank you, Alice! So glad I got to travel with you. Autodidactpoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860752713734930046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352901349659628092.post-84292668543580103272015-02-06T14:34:29.994-05:002015-02-06T14:34:29.994-05:00I'm not sure about God myself, but I'm pre...I'm not sure about God myself, but I'm pretty sure that if there is one, (s)he isn't "allowing" places like Haiti to struggle. I'm pretty sure she gave us a dangerous and beautiful world to decide how we wanted to nurture it, form it, and appreciate it. (S)he knows the imperative of true gift-giving: Once given, a gift belongs to the recipient (all of us, in this case) for good or for ill.<br /><br />Though I need to to say that the fact that the world has people like you in it who show us the meanings of giving and appreciating is evidence that something pretty terrific is at work. Thanks for the story.CursedWithVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083324582107837425noreply@blogger.com