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- From: mjmh@crsa.bu.edu (Michael J M Holmes)
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: God and Science: The Ramblings of The Nightstalker
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- Date: 24 Nov 92 00:12:19 GMT
- References: <1992Nov17.021617.14308@data-io.com> <102503@bu.edu> <1992Nov20.020035.28231@data-io.com>
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- In article <1992Nov20.020035.28231@data-io.com> li@Data-IO.COM (Phyllis Rostykus) writes:
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- >Liralen looks a touch surprised at her name, and then listens to /*'s
- >praise with wide eyes. And as he keeps on talking, she blushes, brighter
- >and brighter in pure embarrassment.
-
- >"Oh, dear." she says, a little helplessly, "I am *not* the embodiment of a
- >loving attitude, I'm just *me*." She sighs and giggles, "I know, I'm
- >hopeless as far as praise goes, can't ever accept it gracefully. But
- >those are just my ideals. I don't always live up to them. Just like
- >anyone, just as David Green said, too."
-
- /* smiles, not meaning to have put Liralen on the spot like that,
- but he *is* a relatively spontaneous person, and he simply needed
- to tell Liralen how impressed he was.
-
- >"I mean, I *really* admire you for your attitude and your conversations and
- >your willingness to keep trying with your brother. It's *cool* that you
- >kept on with it instead of writing your family off. That is an action that
- >speaks louder than any of my speech making." Liralen grins and then sighs.
-
- Now it is /*'s turn to blush!
-
- "I think its funny how people react to praise. I know that if I receive
- a compliment for anything other than a relatively straightforward
- academic achievement (or anything readily quantifiable), I either
- hem and haw and get all quiet, or make
- a joke about it. But in most ways I do tend to have a rather
- unassailably healthy sense of self-esteem! (That's a polite way of
- saying that if I'm not careful, I can border on the egotistical!!)
-
- "Actually, there are a lot of people in the Place who
- are wonderful... One of the great things about being here!"
-
- >Then she thinks a bit and finally just says, "Thank you, though, for the
- >kind words, they mean a lot to me..." and hugs the purple one until her Big
- >Dogs t-shirt is lavander.
-
- /* hugs back, happy that his words have made a difference, and
- thankful for the support that Liralen's words have brought to him.
-
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