tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732087801265119014.post9192483660583907417..comments2023-08-04T03:17:38.626-05:00Comments on Musings on Life and Living: Brief ThoughtAlex T. Valencichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06176742152052333764noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732087801265119014.post-49027498998211471702010-10-04T12:05:56.385-05:002010-10-04T12:05:56.385-05:00Character might be found and defined in our respon...Character might be found and defined in our response to any of life's experiences. An award as well as a punishment might bring out aspects of character that reflect continuity and change within ourselves. Perhaps it makes sense to stop seeing life as a duality of blessing/tribulation (good/evil), but to see it as a process, as an evolution, as a navigation through experiences that each have something to offer, to be gained from.The Margin Wighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753915228910639550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732087801265119014.post-39910120852396580062010-10-04T10:25:59.689-05:002010-10-04T10:25:59.689-05:00Lars, I will admit, every time I hear someone talk...Lars, I will admit, every time I hear someone talk about character, that is what I think. And I frequently define character as doing something that makes you miserable. Mostly in jest.Alex T. Valencichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176742152052333764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732087801265119014.post-38121489307579750222010-10-03T10:16:24.689-05:002010-10-03T10:16:24.689-05:00For some reason, I thought of the classic Calvin &...For some reason, I thought of the classic Calvin & Hobbes cartoon where Calvin dressed up as his dad and said "Calvin, go do something you hate. Being miserable builds character." Why do you suppose "building character" is the result of doing things we'd rather not do? (No disrespect intended by tying a comic strip to an apostle...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458335010371543899noreply@blogger.com