tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post3449660315040481524..comments2023-05-26T07:41:53.109-05:00Comments on Afterthoughts On A Whirlwind Journey: Contentedness: Being Happy Without Everything You Ever WantedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post-63532643190120556272011-11-14T19:49:18.477-06:002011-11-14T19:49:18.477-06:00Naturgesetz,
I'm glad you feel that way. :)
...Naturgesetz,<br /><br />I'm glad you feel that way. :)<br /><br />Jennypo,<br /><br />I liked the poem. And, I've always thought you were pretty lovely too. :) Thanks!Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248268499428066786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post-8758446043555740012011-11-13T21:25:30.406-06:002011-11-13T21:25:30.406-06:00Brandon, you're lovely. Good to read this toda...Brandon, you're lovely. Good to read this today.<br /><br />This made me thing of an old poem that has been running through my head lately:<br /><br /><i>And shall I bid thee change thy will, my Father,<br />Until it be according unto mine?<br />But no, Lord, no - that never shall be, rather<br />I bid thee blend my human will with thine.<br />I bid thee hush the hurrying, eager longing<br />I bid thee soothe the pangs of keen desire<br />See in my quiet places wishes thronging<br />Forbid them, Lord, e'en though it be with fire,<br />And work in me to will and do thy pleasure<br />Till all within me, peaceful, reconciled<br />Tarry content my Well-Beloved's leisure<br />At last, at last - e'en as a weaned child.</i>jennypohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885906238155398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319921527453210584.post-16977159713777049732011-11-13T17:30:35.754-06:002011-11-13T17:30:35.754-06:00Very well said.
I started my blog with the intent...Very well said.<br /><br />I started my blog with the intent of showing people that it is possible to have a contented — that is, happy — life without being in sexual relationships, and to encourage gay men to be celibate. I have come to realize that it is possible for a same-sex-attracted man to have even more happiness than I knew how to achieve. The attitudes of society during much of my life, my shyness, and my lack of understanding all played a part. But even so, as I look back from the age of 68, I can honestly say that I've had a good life, and I'm content, and I expect to remain so for whatever time remains to me on this earth.naturgesetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268507379933286863noreply@blogger.com