tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post4144117718193302307..comments2023-10-19T10:17:40.693-05:00Comments on Unknowing Mind: Respect Those Cabinets!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934386917419130389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-65563928070773872322007-02-10T08:49:00.000-06:002007-02-10T08:49:00.000-06:00Exactly Sojourner! Not to mention that it's just ...Exactly Sojourner! Not to mention that it's just really annoying when you hear the nice cabinets slamming in the other room. :)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934386917419130389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-28826115322754480592007-02-09T01:25:00.000-06:002007-02-09T01:25:00.000-06:00I had to laugh because one of the last discussions...I had to laugh because one of the last discussions I had with my former roommate was about the cabinets about this very subject.<BR/><BR/>I had told him to respect the cabinets because they were there to give people many years of use. How can you expect them to hold up over the years if you don't respect them? It is good to be gentle with them. He had let them slam shut so many times that they were coming off the hinges. (I also had similar conversations with him about my furniture, dishes, etc. LOL He just didn't seem to get it.) <BR/><BR/>You're right - it is about being mindful about your surrounding and how you impact those surroundings. Everything we do has a consequence, whether "good" or "bad."S. Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751328960282952373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-6380324492764134612007-02-07T19:54:00.000-06:002007-02-07T19:54:00.000-06:00Hi Jeff,
Thanks for the Druidic insight into my ex...Hi Jeff,<br />Thanks for the Druidic insight into my example! Your view is another great way to develop respect for all other things, seeing their interconnectedness, how we truly rely on these things. Thank you for the comment.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934386917419130389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-49092031486040122732007-02-07T03:24:00.000-06:002007-02-07T03:24:00.000-06:00Awesome! I am definitely looking at my cabinets i...Awesome! I am definitely looking at my cabinets in a whole new light now. (I wish we could fix them... they're coming apart because they're made of particle board...)<br /><br />Here's an idea as to why the cabinets might be worthy of respect: if they're wood, they're made of living trees sacrificed to hold your glassware. If they're plastic, then their production involved the use of hazardous and toxic materials that probably harmed the environment, making that a sacrifice as well. If they're made of metal, then the mining techniques used to gather the material may have sacrificed part of the landscape. Respect them and use them gently, because they are part of the world that has been given up for your convenience.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358942133639236705noreply@blogger.com