tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137553668555203001.post2006097188399241310..comments2023-12-05T12:57:58.671-07:00Comments on that's just the wild wood: Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546069846136464138noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137553668555203001.post-61564114580527355292012-01-10T12:43:38.814-07:002012-01-10T12:43:38.814-07:00Hi Kathie
I enjoyed the Madaleine L'engle boo...Hi Kathie<br /><br />I enjoyed the Madaleine L'engle books and as I collect SF and Fantasy books I will still have them around somewhere. I will have to revisit A Wind in the Door.<br /><br />All the best.<br />GuyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546069846136464138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137553668555203001.post-54975165680760382712012-01-10T12:41:09.024-07:002012-01-10T12:41:09.024-07:00Hi Kathie
That makes perfect sense to me. When w...Hi Kathie <br /><br />That makes perfect sense to me. When we name something to claim ownership your right, we are often claiming something we have no right to. But the very human impulse to name things as part of our understanding of our place in the world, is I agree, a big part of how we define ourselves and our environment. Naming things is of course a really a big part of a child’s education and I think we lose something when we stop asking the names of things. As bird watchers or nature lovers we tend to want to know the name of everything, plant, bird or bug. From there you can begin to understand the role creatures play. Also one thing people like to do is share their experiences with others and names are a big part of that. Your point about naming feeling and emotions is really interesting I had not thought of it that way but I can see it is an important part of knowing yourself and developing your relationship with others. Your comments really made me think and I will have consider them further.<br /><br />Thanks<br />GuyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546069846136464138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137553668555203001.post-16981009577247914432012-01-09T17:35:02.462-07:002012-01-09T17:35:02.462-07:00Madaleine L"engle wrote a whole book about na...Madaleine L"engle wrote a whole book about naming in her space trilogy for children. I think the book is titled, "A wind in the Door"Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137553668555203001.post-30641253677653264312012-01-09T17:31:02.274-07:002012-01-09T17:31:02.274-07:00Guy, I love these thoughts and that poem. I have f...Guy, I love these thoughts and that poem. I have felt that feeling but never gave it voice. Hesse captured it so well. Thanks for posting this.<br /><br />As for naming things, I think we humans do that because it gives us a sense of control and order and for me, a name makes something real. When I cannot name a person, place or feeling, it causes me fear, for I cannot define it and I do not know what it is. It causes me confusion, especially when it comes to emotion. When I can name what I am feeling, then I am no longer afraid. Does this make sense? These are good questions. I think the mistake comes in thinking that if we name something, we also own it and we cannot own the earth, or a person for that matter!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.com