tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post423383266585720608..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: For My Fiction ReadersFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-46033977833067869522014-06-30T10:54:13.184-04:002014-06-30T10:54:13.184-04:00Your writing continues to improve.
In my opinion...Your writing continues to improve. <br /><br />In my opinion, this is your best writing yet. pdwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943525787137905313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-71547459992841531072014-05-31T01:35:13.326-04:002014-05-31T01:35:13.326-04:00Nicely laid down Fran. Thank you.
Coincidentally,...Nicely laid down Fran. Thank you.<br /><br />Coincidentally, I was stunned by your opening lines. <br /><br />"Not all who possess great gence are aware of its limitations. It’s often accompanied by great arrogance."<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because just a few hours before you published <a href="http://gatesofvienna.net/2014/05/to-live-and-die-under-a-mentirocracy/#comment-327242" rel="nofollow">I suggested to Takuan Seiyo</a> the following <br /><br />"You may want to consider how the greatest of intellects can be seduced by their skill with pure reason due to their abilities to use it to achieve their greatness." <br /><br />It fell on deaf ears. <br /><br />With a bit less arrogance and a bit more understanding such as yours, he just might have stumbled upon the wider implications. Namely, that the greater the intellect the more divine guidance is needed -- and indeed historically is so connected. <br /><br />Divine or not, the ethic perpetually connected to his subjects is a fact whether or not the subjects abide it.<br /><br />In some ways I wish I remained silent. But as his final retort was sputtering and unconvincing, I pray some good was achieved in others witnessing our interchange.Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-63756220424184576622014-05-30T23:17:37.454-04:002014-05-30T23:17:37.454-04:00Thank you, Fran
A wonderful tale that touched upo...Thank you, Fran<br /><br />A wonderful tale that touched upon some of the "incomplete" areas in my soul.<br /><br />At 64, I find I am still "growing up".<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Hans<br />(in the NC woods)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-27292097292589961822014-05-30T13:10:27.119-04:002014-05-30T13:10:27.119-04:00Thank you! Reading it now.Thank you! Reading it now.daniel_dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399665251275194585noreply@blogger.com