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To: Wayne J. who wrote (5)	2/16/1998 3:39:00 PM
From: dexx	Respond to of 139

Hi Wayne J! I have enjoyed your posts on a variety of other threads. You are a kinder and gentler poster; a diplomatech person (computer for diplimatic). How much is enough? Great question. I don't have all the answers but I do have a few more...thoughts. There can never be too much love. As an investment, you can almost always expect a wonderful return. There is no downside, no reporting requirements, no sleepless nights wishing you hadn't made the investment, and it certainly makes you want to be a "share" "holder." And best of all, it pays wonderful dividends daily, not just annually! ______________________________________________ Wayne, regarding your feeling that you don't expect to change much. I am in my late thirties, and in some ways I agree with you. In my opinion, judging from the many Wayne J. posts I have read, the above feeling you have is great news for you! You see, I think that people are much like clay. When clay is fresh, it can be easily molded and manipulated (much like young children). This is the time that the clay (us), hopefully, is in the hands of good artisans (parents). At this stage of life, the shape of the clay (kids) can be easily sculpted. This is when our basic natures are established. As we grow older, our "clay" personalities age and it becomes harder to make drastic changes them. The good news is that if your clay was sculpted well by your parents, you are already a work of art. This means that, though you cannot radically change yourself as you age, you can refine the majority of the parts of yourself that you like, and smooth off the remaining rough edges. So Wayne, I think you are in good shape. You appear to be a genuine, Smithsonian work of art (not perfect, but full of flowing lines and distinct character). Just as a good artist is PATIENT, PATIENT, PATIENT, you should be be patient also, spending each day refining your ability to have fun and chiseling on your belly until it makes you have a belly laugh. Most of all, remember, you are never a FINISHED work of art. There is always room for improvement in all of us. For me, someday, I just hope when I am gone that people will look at the art of my life...and smile. Still rough, but sanding feverishly, Dexx

To: Wayne J. who wrote (5)	2/16/1998 6:05:00 PM
From: Kenneth Kirk	Respond to of 139

Wayne, your comment on teenagers panhandling struck a nerve for me. Last summer there was a group of them, reasonably attractive females in the 16-19 age range, who would sit in front of my bank and ask passers-by for money. This is a town with plenty of jobs available, and they were all healthy, so my first emotion was disgust at the fact that they were panhandling. What made it worse was they didn't have that same look of shame or embarrassment that the drunks and mentally ill have when they ask. It was like "hey, hi, can I have some money?" Like they were asking their parents or something. The second reaction was sadness at their lack of pride. I remember when I was 19, the road to town was closed for 4 days due to weather (glare ice) and I couldn't get to the bank or a grocery store. I lived on one small can of soup per day for 4 days. God, was I hungry! The thing was, I was in an apartment building. I could have walked next door and asked the neighbors if they could spot me some food until the road opened, but at 19 I had way too much pride to do that. Even if I hadn't had those 4 cans of soup I wouldn't have done that. And here are these teenagers, begging with no apparent sense of shame. Sorry, Dexx, not very uplifting. In my defense, Mithradates, he died old.