Comments on: One More Time – How to be Happy!

By: Ted Scott

Ted Scott — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:30:15 +0000

Thanks Ann for sharing your Diogenes stories with us. It was lovely to hear from you.

Greg, I will address your concern in a blog in the near future. Thank you for your continued interest.

By: Greg Brown

Greg Brown — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:58:51 +0000

Ted, something I am still struggling with is the difference between attachment and love in relationships. Try as I might to explain it to my loved one’s I always fall short of the mark which obviously means that I don’t really get it despite initially thinking that I did. Can you shine some light on this topic in reply or in a future blog entry?

Thanks.

By: a savage

a savage — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:07:51 +0000

Your mention of Diogenes reminded me of a satirical sketch I read a few years ago. Here’s an excerpt:

Announcer: Good afternoon, Diogenes. In keeping with your reputation as a non-conformist, I see that you keep your bathtub outside of your house.

Diogenes: The bathtub is my house.

Announcer: I see. Well there must be some advantage to that.

Diogenes: Certainly. No window can give a view like this, and if the neighborhood goes bad, I can just walk off with the house.

And another excerpt:

Diogenes: I was sunning myself by the side of the road when Alexander the Great walked right up to me. He said, “I am Alexander, king of all the world.” I replied, “I am Diogenes, the Cynic.” He asked if there was anything he could do for me. I told him he could get out of my light. “Are you not afraid of me?” he asked. I asked him if he were a good man or evil. “Good, of course,” he replied. “Then why should I be afraid of you?” “Why indeed,” he replied. As he left he remarked “If I were not Alexander, I should like to be Diogenes.”