tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426587463700510343.post2715696846214218313..comments2023-03-23T08:21:11.251-05:00Comments on serenity now: ever afterSerenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621332625562122360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426587463700510343.post-44862243575003622972008-02-03T10:59:00.000-06:002008-02-03T10:59:00.000-06:00I remember that magic feeling as I watched the fir...I remember that magic feeling as I watched the fireworks. And the coolest part of it, is every night that I watched them it was like the first time, that same magic! What's more, as in your analogy, my Hero wakes me up every morning with grace, and faith (magic) anew. Just like the first time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426587463700510343.post-35512160978171700062008-02-02T21:21:00.000-06:002008-02-02T21:21:00.000-06:00Den, I love it when you write. And I'm afraid I k...Den, I love it when you write. And I'm afraid I kind of like the homogenization of culture, which is proof of their having already accomplished it with me I'm sure. It's also part of the crippled thing, I think. I like to feel that we are all in it together, whatever it is. And, also, Michael doesn't remember it as golden. Maybe it was silver, but I still accept your wish. <BR/><BR/>And, Felic, I'm thinking . . . Belle.Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621332625562122360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426587463700510343.post-34940313639216097222008-02-02T20:40:00.000-06:002008-02-02T20:40:00.000-06:00Three things from me:1) Those pictures are awesome...Three things from me:<BR/><BR/>1) Those pictures are awesome. I want to be in one - who should I be?<BR/><BR/>2) I love the Epic analogy. Jesus the Hero!<BR/><BR/>3) Crippled people, too true.Felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256467492513961346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426587463700510343.post-73186997570356799592008-02-02T19:10:00.000-06:002008-02-02T19:10:00.000-06:00A handful of comments:I thought the pictures very ...A handful of comments:<BR/><BR/>I thought the pictures very striking when I saw them a while back in a magazine. The people chosen are well suited to the characters they portray and the pictures well edited to give them a fairy tale feel. Dora loved them, and had many questions. She was palpably excited to think that Cinderella was a real, live person. Her mom let her down easy, as a direct question is hard to avoid.<BR/><BR/>Second, while in calmer moments I might resent the homogenization of culture that giant entities such as Disney effect, I usually just resent them when they don't live up to their own high standards of my youth. Some of the recent films have done much to restore my hope that they do not have to lose the magic.<BR/><BR/>Third, I remember having a similar line of thought about the crutch idea once. It is a sign of mental strength at least to admit that one needs a crutch when it is the case, and in a kingdom of crippled people it is foolish to despise those who use a crutch. What I think is important and which you pull off well here is remembering that crutches are for leaning on for support, not for use as weapons in attack. <BR/><BR/>Wishing you endless golden spoons,<BR/>DennisDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096829889408025007noreply@blogger.com