tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post36703667719241709..comments2023-12-31T09:17:15.628-05:00Comments on A Life in Pages: Shades of MeaningAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15745389922246602752noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-386139207255839702007-05-15T23:25:00.000-04:002007-05-15T23:25:00.000-04:00"He thought, while his hand moved rapidly, what a ..."He thought, while his hand moved rapidly, what a power there was in words; later for those who heard them, but first for the one who found them; a healing power, a solution, like the breaking of a barrier. He thought, perhaps the basic secret the scientists have never discovered, the first fount of life, is that which happens when a thought takes shape in words."<BR/><BR/>Ayn Rand from The FountainheadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-16985934636689398732007-05-15T23:05:00.000-04:002007-05-15T23:05:00.000-04:00I once heard the famous lady with autism, don't re...I once heard the famous lady with autism, don't remember her name, describe what it's like to not have words. She said that is why she helps animals, because she understands them and communicated the same way they do - with emotion. She designed slaughter houses for cattle because she wanted them to feel settled and not frightened - which I know is ironic since they are going to be killed.<BR/>Anyway, I'm rambling, but I thought it was so fascinating to hear her describe what it was like to not have language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-18431532857331913702007-05-15T13:56:00.000-04:002007-05-15T13:56:00.000-04:00Hi Angela,This has nothing to do with your current...Hi Angela,<BR/>This has nothing to do with your current post...<BR/><BR/>I just finished reading "Uncharted" and wanted to tell you that it's one of the best books I've ever read. Amazing! I stayed up way past my bedtime to finish it (the mark of a really good book!) I love the question/answer segment at the back of the book and intend to recommend it to an old high school friend of mine who doesn't know the Lord.<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898848282799974114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-39764232274100888002007-05-15T09:31:00.000-04:002007-05-15T09:31:00.000-04:00Even after Helen learned to think in words, she wa...Even after Helen learned to think in words, she was thinking in terms of peoples hands making signs in hers. Still not in actual words like we do. She still had not heard them.<BR/>Or perhaps in terms of how items felt in her hands combined with emotions and the hand signals.<BR/>She wouldn't be able to explain it, I bet.<BR/>So, it remains a strange concept.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and really nice photo.Kay Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915323487092648396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-32117868928084370882007-05-15T06:49:00.000-04:002007-05-15T06:49:00.000-04:00And as to what Hellen Keller thought--I tend to th...And as to what Hellen Keller thought--I tend to think she thought in emotions--after all, it is possible to feel an emotion and not be exactly sure what you're feeling. Poor thing. <BR/><BR/>She was so articulate after she learned to speak; I wonder if she ever wrote about her pre-language days. Hmmm. <BR/><BR/>AngieAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15745389922246602752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-4522178238104057792007-05-15T06:45:00.000-04:002007-05-15T06:45:00.000-04:00Terri, I was hoping you'd stop by! Great, I'll lo...Terri, I was hoping you'd stop by! Great, I'll look forward to our Yiddish lessons (complete with emotive gestures) this August. I'll look forward to it! <BR/><BR/>Hugs, <BR/>AngieAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15745389922246602752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-70231535727414156772007-05-15T00:41:00.000-04:002007-05-15T00:41:00.000-04:00It took me a while to learn how to pronounce kvell...It took me a while to learn how to pronounce kvelling. It's a hard "K" sound that slides immediately into "velling". Whatever you do, don't say ka-velling. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and you have to wave your hand over your heart, then wipe a tear (real or imaginary--doesn't matter).<BR/><BR/>We'll practice in August, Angie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-68512089101761474942007-05-14T22:55:00.000-04:002007-05-14T22:55:00.000-04:00...which brings us back to the question of: what D......which brings us back to the question of: what DID helen keller think before she began learning? i have always wondered, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-45609286699596529272007-05-14T20:48:00.000-04:002007-05-14T20:48:00.000-04:00I think I'm going to buy that book just based on t...I think I'm going to buy that book just based on the website!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498449.post-52865496182793167882007-05-14T19:55:00.000-04:002007-05-14T19:55:00.000-04:00I saw this website a few weeks ago. Interesting.I saw this website a few weeks ago. Interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com