tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post5934090337243200372..comments2022-06-10T05:34:21.029-04:00Comments on Dr. Bill's Harley Wisdom: Active and Passive “Caring”Dr. Bill Emenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707755608580620460noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-42214281303336915402007-03-06T20:39:00.000-05:002007-03-06T20:39:00.000-05:00Hello again MHT,I indeed appreciate your vivid exa...Hello again MHT,<BR/><BR/>I indeed appreciate your vivid example how much effort and sacrifice it at times can entail to be actively caring. Yes, ignorance can make active caring easier, but good old denial and selfishness also play their roles as well. As I was reading your Comment, I thought of how much we in the United States really care about global warming (it appropriately has been Dr. Bill Emenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707755608580620460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-19432228416543503562007-03-06T19:52:00.000-05:002007-03-06T19:52:00.000-05:00I have to say that sometimes "actively caring" req...I have to say that sometimes "actively caring" requires effort and sacrifice that can be really challenging. I have always been a passive activist against cruelty to animals. I say passively because I never went out of my way to make sure that ALL the products I used were not tested on animals. Even thought I KNEW how horrific and unnecessary the tests were. I would be happy if I happened toMostly Happy Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642453297092051711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-61768604841860583322007-03-06T13:32:00.000-05:002007-03-06T13:32:00.000-05:00Hey there Maconole.You make an excellent point… ma...Hey there Maconole.<BR/><BR/>You make an excellent point… many of us are so exceptionally helpful, as a way of life, we don’t think about it until it’s called to our attention. And it’s the little things that we do as well… just opening a door for someone or reminding someone that they left their sunglasses on the roof of their car, etc. And if you life your life as a helpful person you also may Dr. Bill Emenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707755608580620460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-58389320139262938592007-03-06T13:31:00.000-05:002007-03-06T13:31:00.000-05:00Hi Misa,Thanks for your compliments and insights. ...Hi Misa,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your compliments and insights. I tend to be a helpful, trusting and helpful person as well – it’s a way of life. The downside, as you illustrated, is that we get used and unappreciated at times; the upside is that it’s a beautiful way to make the journey… at least that’s how I look at it. There’s an old cliche I love – “Ninety percent of the fist are caught by ten Dr. Bill Emenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707755608580620460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36306569.post-86628378396835772602007-03-06T11:10:00.000-05:002007-03-06T11:10:00.000-05:00I think a lot of us actively care without even rea...I think a lot of us actively care without even realizing it. Whether it's helping a neighbor cut down a tree, donating time or money to a charity or at church, or staying up all night with a sick child - these are all ways we actively care. But often times we do them so often or routinely that we may not realize we are doing it at the time. It's just the way we are in our daily lives. I guess we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com