Comments on: Live and let live http://punctum-saliens.org/2008/05/06/live-and-let-live/ Leaping Point: Take a flying leap and see where you land Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://punctum-saliens.org/2008/05/06/live-and-let-live/comment-page-1/#comment-2792 Kelly Sun, 18 May 2008 16:02:50 +0000 http://punctum-saliens.org/?p=243#comment-2792 I have no control over what others choose to believe. That realization is at the heart of the phrase, "Live and Let Live", whether discussing religious beliefs or anything someone else does or says. Someone once said, "There are three kinds of business: my business, your business and God's business." I try to remember that when I encounter a person who seems rigid in a belief system that would be intolerable for me. I can accept them just as they are, even if I don't agree with their philosophy. For me, "Live and let live" is really a form of forgiveness. I have no control over what others choose to believe. That realization is at the heart of the phrase, “Live and Let Live”, whether discussing religious beliefs or anything someone else does or says. Someone once said, “There are three kinds of business: my business, your business and God’s business.” I try to remember that when I encounter a person who seems rigid in a belief system that would be intolerable for me. I can accept them just as they are, even if I don’t agree with their philosophy. For me, “Live and let live” is really a form of forgiveness.

]]> By: Ken http://punctum-saliens.org/2008/05/06/live-and-let-live/comment-page-1/#comment-2775 Ken Mon, 12 May 2008 02:58:27 +0000 http://punctum-saliens.org/?p=243#comment-2775 <i>"Still, to me, there is something fundamentally wrong with this outlook."</i> You feel that they are wrong and they feel that you are wrong. How to we get passed the impasse? “Still, to me, there is something fundamentally wrong with this outlook.”

You feel that they are wrong and they feel that you are wrong. How to we get passed the impasse?

]]> By: Mystical Seeker http://punctum-saliens.org/2008/05/06/live-and-let-live/comment-page-1/#comment-2774 Mystical Seeker Fri, 09 May 2008 21:16:19 +0000 http://punctum-saliens.org/?p=243#comment-2774 Some belief systems do seem to have intolerance built into themselves, so I guess one could argue that to be true to their own beliefs they have to try to tell others what to believe. Still, to me, there is something fundamentally wrong with this outlook. Some belief systems do seem to have intolerance built into themselves, so I guess one could argue that to be true to their own beliefs they have to try to tell others what to believe. Still, to me, there is something fundamentally wrong with this outlook.

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