Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Re:Candy and Sex - and Whatever is Beyond
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In a message dated 01/10/2004 12:03:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
KathrynJB@... writes:
talking about various concepts of heaven and hell. I was outlining what I
recalled of the CS Lewis description of heaven as an acquired taste that might not
sound very good to us right now, and the part about a child thinking heaven must
be all the chocolate candy yo want, while a grown man might imagine heaven as
all the sex he wanted. And Lewis arguing that just as the child can't
conceive of the man's version, probably the man can't conceive of whatever the next
higher level would be. Mortification probably -- yuck. I'll stick with the
candy and sex too. :) JJ
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KathrynJB@... writes:
>Dd13 and I were watching Joan of Arcadia on tv last night and got to
> Then we came up with two: Sex, and we can have candy whenever we want.
>
> We agreed that made it worth it.
>
> Kathryn
>
talking about various concepts of heaven and hell. I was outlining what I
recalled of the CS Lewis description of heaven as an acquired taste that might not
sound very good to us right now, and the part about a child thinking heaven must
be all the chocolate candy yo want, while a grown man might imagine heaven as
all the sex he wanted. And Lewis arguing that just as the child can't
conceive of the man's version, probably the man can't conceive of whatever the next
higher level would be. Mortification probably -- yuck. I'll stick with the
candy and sex too. :) JJ
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In a message dated 1/10/04 1:20:45 PM, jrossedd@... writes:
<< I was outlining what I
recalled of the CS Lewis description of heaven as an acquired taste that
might not
sound very good to us right now, and the part about a child thinking heaven
must
be all the chocolate candy yo want, while a grown man might imagine heaven as
all the sex he wanted. >>
Once, sitting in the dirt driveway of my granny's house in Texas, my cousins
and I were discussing heaven. I was five or six. It started because the sun
was behind a cloud and the edges of the cloud were all gold. So of course
that was God, in heaven.
And we decided that in heaven you could have whatever you wanted, whenever
you wanted, as long as it was a good thing and not a mean or sinful thing. So I
settled on my wish, which was all the ice cream I wanted.
I remember sitting with my face up toward the summer sun, eyes closed,
smiling, picturing heavenly ice cream.
Sandra
Sandra
<< I was outlining what I
recalled of the CS Lewis description of heaven as an acquired taste that
might not
sound very good to us right now, and the part about a child thinking heaven
must
be all the chocolate candy yo want, while a grown man might imagine heaven as
all the sex he wanted. >>
Once, sitting in the dirt driveway of my granny's house in Texas, my cousins
and I were discussing heaven. I was five or six. It started because the sun
was behind a cloud and the edges of the cloud were all gold. So of course
that was God, in heaven.
And we decided that in heaven you could have whatever you wanted, whenever
you wanted, as long as it was a good thing and not a mean or sinful thing. So I
settled on my wish, which was all the ice cream I wanted.
I remember sitting with my face up toward the summer sun, eyes closed,
smiling, picturing heavenly ice cream.
Sandra
Sandra
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One of our old priests, who loved sci-fi novels and movies, said his idea of
heaven is being able to explore all the galaxies safely in a spaceship. Being
able to go anywhere, everywhere, beyond anything we could fathom. Sounded
cool to me!
Nancy B. in WV
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heaven is being able to explore all the galaxies safely in a spaceship. Being
able to go anywhere, everywhere, beyond anything we could fathom. Sounded
cool to me!
Nancy B. in WV
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J. Stauffer
<<discussing heaven>>
A few years ago the kids were sitting around the table talking about heaven.
Zach scared Marsie (then 4) by telling her that heaven was probably just
like church....you have to sit still and listen to somebody yell at you (our
preacher had a fundamentalist bent). No one thought that sounded good.
Zach said he was pretty sure heaven was an army surplus store.
Julie S.
A few years ago the kids were sitting around the table talking about heaven.
Zach scared Marsie (then 4) by telling her that heaven was probably just
like church....you have to sit still and listen to somebody yell at you (our
preacher had a fundamentalist bent). No one thought that sounded good.
Zach said he was pretty sure heaven was an army surplus store.
Julie S.