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To: epicure who wrote (89846)	11/28/2004 12:43:21 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I think it ALL boils down to "things" and our relationship with those things. As we became a commercial culture, things of all kinds became more available, each beckoning and calling. This is their allure - you start by thinking how desirable they are and that you can possess them, but they end up owning you and ironically, in the process, they become undesirable. With that said, I hope you have room for one more wafer-thin book.

To: epicure who wrote (89846)	11/29/2004 4:15:01 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I think when we buy a book, we are endlessly optimistic. After all, getting lost in one is one of the best pleasures of life, one we want to repeat endlessly. So many characters, ideas, exotic worlds, so little time . . . I read a book review in last week's Newsweek, and the idea was slowing time down. Turning off the tv, the computer, experiencing the world in a very earthy, sensual way by taking lots of walks, following Rudolf Steiner's idea that children should really not learn to read until they are seven. I have the magazine at home and don't remember the name of the book, but it sounded good, and would of course allow a lot more time for reading. I will post it to you if I can find it. I thought the ideas were very good, just what most of us need.