tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804148397927127420.post3412472649945737006..comments2023-04-30T03:52:36.732-04:00Comments on das Ding an sich: Carry this burden now until the moment of your last breathKaliDurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13218716336939570814noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804148397927127420.post-41439664108412489862010-05-09T07:53:51.822-04:002010-05-09T07:53:51.822-04:00I remember a childhood lecture from my father abou...I remember a childhood lecture from my father about something I had done, against which I defended myself with "but everyone else does it". His reply was the standard "Well, if everyone else jumped off the roof, would you do that, too?" And my boss really didn't deserve such disrespect-- for all his own foibles, he's an upstanding, caring person. So while I share the cynic's view that everyone does lie in varying degrees and with varying frequency, I still don't feel good about this one.<br /><br />And, ironically, I was ready for that line and bellowed it at the top of my lungs but, as I was caught up in the moment, it went right over my head.KaliDurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218716336939570814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804148397927127420.post-61235368974934658072010-05-09T00:46:00.051-04:002010-05-09T00:46:00.051-04:00During that concert, Jack sang "You blink whe...During that concert, Jack sang "You blink when you breathe and you breathe when you lie." And then he looked right at me. I missed my cue. I was supposed to sing, "You blink when you lie," but I was overwhelmed by his glance. <br /><br />Everyone lies.Lyle Hopwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498505748509787968noreply@blogger.com