Comments on: Be merciful to me, a fool http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/ Discussions on faith, religion, Mormonism, and other important topics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Rusty Lindquist http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/#comment-300 Rusty Lindquist Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:38:37 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-300 Marelene... yeah, I love this poem for it's density of true principles. I've often had such "clumsy feet", and even more often for me is the "ill-timed truth" and the "words we had not sense to say". Those always stir up very specific, recent regrets. Ditchu, I love Mr. T! Also, that's one of the things I love most about this poem, is the concept that the truly noble (the king), is the one that allows themselves to stand corrected, even by the "fool", and seeing the fool in themselves, will humble themselves accordingly. Marelene… yeah, I love this poem for it’s density of true principles. I’ve often had such “clumsy feet”, and even more often for me is the “ill-timed truth” and the “words we had not sense to say”. Those always stir up very specific, recent regrets.

Ditchu, I love Mr. T!

Also, that’s one of the things I love most about this poem, is the concept that the truly noble (the king), is the one that allows themselves to stand corrected, even by the “fool”, and seeing the fool in themselves, will humble themselves accordingly.

]]> By: ditchu http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/#comment-299 ditchu Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:49:13 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-299 We all play the part of the King (in this poem) at times. I just love how the fool is the wisest of them all, and the King takes the honest lesson to heart. unlike Mr.T I pity those who are unable to see themselves as a Fool. Pride, is a destructive force, and it leads us to that end blindly. -D We all play the part of the King (in this poem) at times. I just love how the fool is the wisest of them all, and the King takes the honest lesson to heart.

unlike Mr.T I pity those who are unable to see themselves as a Fool. Pride, is a destructive force, and it leads us to that end blindly.

-D

]]> By: marlene spiers http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/#comment-301 marlene spiers Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:24 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-301 As a child I was allowed on Sunday afternoons to study one of my Arthur Mee Encyclopedia books. I was immediately struck by The Fool's Prayer, although, at the time, the true meaning of it all escaped me. I learned it by heart and would often quote it quietly to myself - particularly the verse "these clumsy feet -" In later years I have often re-read it and I once used that verse in a letter of sincere apology to someone I had carelessly hurt. As a child I was allowed on Sunday afternoons to study one of my Arthur Mee Encyclopedia books. I was immediately struck by The Fool’s Prayer, although, at the time, the true meaning of it all escaped me. I learned it by heart and would often quote it quietly to myself – particularly the verse “these clumsy feet -” In later years I have often re-read it and I once used that verse in a letter of sincere apology to someone I had carelessly hurt.

]]> By: Rusty Lindquist http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/#comment-295 Rusty Lindquist Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:28:33 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-295 Fascinating. I didn't know that. I just posted the "A Psalm of Life", another favorite from Longfellow. Fascinating. I didn’t know that. I just posted the “A Psalm of Life”, another favorite from Longfellow.

]]> By: ditchu http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/#comment-294 ditchu Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:42:16 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-294 Not fruity at all. FYI, in the Celtic culture a poet is a truth teller. It is well beleved that if a poet told a lie they would forever loose their gift and it would be such a crime in the community that instead of holdeing a reverent place in society they would have beed shuned and in some cases banished. In that culture a poet holds a sacred obligation, kind-of like the preisthood in our church. Not fruity at all. FYI, in the Celtic culture a poet is a truth teller. It is well beleved that if a poet told a lie they would forever loose their gift and it would be such a crime in the community that instead of holdeing a reverent place in society they would have beed shuned and in some cases banished. In that culture a poet holds a sacred obligation, kind-of like the preisthood in our church.

]]> By: Rusty Lindquist http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/#comment-296 Rusty Lindquist Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:36:16 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-296 Sounds like a worthy endeavor. I'll start a page for it. Got any more submissions you'd suggest? I have a whole plethera that I love - I've long been in the habit of memorizing poetry. Kind of fruity perhaps, but who cares. ;-) Sounds like a worthy endeavor. I’ll start a page for it. Got any more submissions you’d suggest? I have a whole plethera that I love – I’ve long been in the habit of memorizing poetry. Kind of fruity perhaps, but who cares. ;-)

]]> By: ditchu http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/#comment-297 ditchu Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:10:20 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-297 You have brought up some of my favorite poems and it makes me wonder if it would be useful to compile a book of poetry of LDS. What is your thoughts? You have brought up some of my favorite poems and it makes me wonder if it would be useful to compile a book of poetry of LDS. What is your thoughts?

]]> By: ditchu http://mormonconversations.com/be-merciful-to-me-a-fool/#comment-298 ditchu Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:08:36 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-298 I have always loved this poem. I wonder if I could get away reading it at a fast & testement meeting? I have always loved this poem. I wonder if I could get away reading it at a fast & testement meeting?

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