i know what it means. but does any1 remeber the story with it----i think the story included barn animals---and the lesson of the story is that we all affect each other--how did that story go...?
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The story is that in the days of slavery many were whipped to force them to work or perform tasks. Thus the skin would be flayed from their backs. If you were a slave who did as he were told you wouldn't be whipped although your companion may be, hence the phrase.
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It's a good question. It's hard to say without any type of hint as to what the story is about. it might be better from the 3rd since you'd be able to play a role in the being able to be in all the charaters point of view. And put you as the narator telling the story to kids before going to bed or depending on the story to some adults where they lost electricity during a thunderstorm and you can tell the story from that perceptive. If you were to do it from 1st person you would have to be guessing what they say (since we can read minds). \nI hope this has helped.\n\nBest of Luck!
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It's a great song but I too am trying to figure out what it means.The meanings I have going around in my head are probably so far off.
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story from the little box:-\n\nIt's meaningful....\n\nOnce upon a time, there was a teacher and his student\nlying down under a big tree near a big grass area.\nThen, suddenly, the student asked the teacher,\n\nStudent : Teacher, I'm confused, how can we find our soul-mate?\nCould you please help me?\n\nTeacher : (Silent for few second, than he answered)\n\nWell, it's a pretty hard and easy question.\n\nStudent : (Thinking hard) Huh???\n\nTeacher : Look on that way, there are a lot of grass\nthere, why don't you walk there but please never walk\nbackward, just walk straight ahead. On your way, try\nto find a beautiful grass and pick it up then give it to me. But just one.\n\nStudent : Well, ok then... wait for me... (walked straight ahead to the grass field).\n\nA few minutes later...\n\nStudent : I'm back.\n\nTeacher : Em, well I don't see any beautiful grass on your hand\n\nStudent : On my journey, I found few beautiful grass,\nbut I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it up.\nBut I didn't realize that I'm at the end of the field, and I hadn't\npicked up any. Because you told me not to go back, so I didn't go\nback.\n\nTeacher : That's what happened in real life.\n\nWhat is the message of this story?\n\n* Grass - is people around you\n* Beautiful Grass - is people that attract you\n* Grass Field - is time\n* In looking for your soulmate, please don't always\ncompare and hope that there will be a better one. By\ndoing that, you'll waste your lifetime, cause remember..\n\n"Time Never Goes Back".\n\nIt applies the same in finding your ideal life\npartner, your suitable career or business, therefore\nthe morale is LOVE & grab hold of the opportunity\nthat you have now, don't waste time!
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Your question is what lessons are learned from the story of Lot. I know that there are some gross situations here, but let me explain my take on this story. I am a Christian though not an expert and have been listening to this story all of my life. Lot chose the well watered plains of Sodom and Gamorrah - he was given a choice, and he chose the "easy" path instead of following God's plan. He went into the cities and became involved in the sinful atmosphere of these cities (knowing that God would not approve). He had raised his family there, so when God had had enough and sent the angels to warn Lot to get out, he had a very hard time convincing his family (let alone others) that they needed to leave. When Lot offered his daughters in lieu of the angels, Lot knew God would punish him for allowing any acts of homosexuality to take place (it is an abomination to God). Lot had sinned by not following God, and the sin followed him throughout the remainder of his life - this teaches me that when you sin (even though God firgives sin), the effects of that sin hurt you personally, it hurts your family (wife and daughters), and it destroys your testimony before others (especially the unsaved whom we are trying to live an example for). If you trace all of the descendants of Lot (even the descendants of his daughters) you find no outstanding people living for God. The original sin of Lot's turn from God by going into the cities and sin, provided a direction for the outcome of all the other happenings in his life. He never regained control of his life, and, as a result, was never used of God for the furtherance of God's work. Lot was human just like you and I, and if it weren't for the grace of God, I could be in the same boat. Any time we turn from God's ways and direction, we are sinning, and we will reap the results of what we have sewn.
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To me the saying is about empathy. If you were to percive suffering from anothers perspective, you would be discouraged from making that person suffer.\nBut then does that mean that we are all selfish creatures, only not doing bad for fear that we might one day be on the recieving end? I don't think so; I genuiely think we are onditioned aginst causing others pain. Of course there are exceptions to this.\nThe biggest problem facing the idea today is the fact that we are encouraged to divide into "them" and "us". People who do not share the same country/race/religion as us are portrayed as less human and therfore less deserving of this empathy. With these people we are encouraged not to care about their well being.\n\nPerhaps the phrase should be "Treat ALL others.."\n\nSorry I couldnt think of an example ;)
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Okay, let me get what you are asking figured out.  Are you asking if it is true that if a person has a tragedy in her life, that the daughter will have a continuation of the same tragedy?  If that is the question, no, but the way the person acts with their children will have a lasting effect on those children, and they could develop the same fears if that fear is pushed onto the children enough.  My next door neighbor was terrified of dogs.  Ever since her daughter was a baby, the mother pushed her fear of dogs onto the little girl.  We have a part bull terrier/part dalmation, very gentle, but big and strong looking.  The little girl would scream in terror when our dog was across the yard on a leash!  It took me  few months, but I got her to come a bit closer (the dog is very laid back and patient, and sat very still for me) until one day she reached out and petted the dog on the back (I turned the dog so that she was not looking at the girl).  Now she comes over to play with the dog (she is now 5 years old) and actually wears me out with the door bell ringing and "can the dog come out and play?"  Her mother eventually learned not to fear dogs as well by watching her daughter in amazement as the little girl grew bolder.  She at first would not allow the girl to even try, but then realized after I spoke with her, that the fear was not a healthy one for the girl to go through all her life.  After the girl had mastered her fear, the mom began to try with encouragement from her daughter and me.  She now smiles and does not flinch and run away when she sees my dog, and has begun to pet her as well.  When she was a child, a dog bit her, and that stayed with her all through life enough for her to implore her daughter to have that same fear.  Is this what you meant?  Then it can happen, but can be reversed as well.
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I love that movie!  It taught me some important lessons too.\n\nLesson was...life or friendship or love is more important than mere objects.  And that could go for concepts too---life is more important than tightly holding onto some concepts.
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This is one of my FAVORITE songs ever!  It has held deep meaning for me for a long time now,a nd it makes me contemplate over life every time I hear it.\n\nAs far as the "official" meaning of the song, I think that Willie would want it to mean many things to many people.  That way, we can all love it, in spite of our differences.\n\nFor me, it reminds me of a friendship.  One person is grounded, the other wild; both are "angels."  The wild friend gets a little too wild, and happens upon the grounded friend.  The wild friend and grounded friend actually wind up helping EACH OTHER, then go their separate ways.\n\nThis is a perfect illustration to many of my life experiences.  Sometimes I'm the grounded friend, sometimes I'm the wild friend; but I always learn from others, and hope they, too, learn from me.
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Yes, and your story amply demonstrates it.  Meaning,\n\nHow you bring the world into focus, is your reality.  You could have created the same scene but from the negative.  "Everyone's life is better than mine!  Look at them.  So peaceful.  I hate them because it's obvious they are so happy."  Instead,\n\nYou brought a completely different thing into focus.  You recognized love.\n\nYou are the creator.  You create your own reality.  THAT was my fundamental awakening.
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As a whole this was a great book. There wasn't one particular part that I liked the best, but it was pretty sad the way it ended. It didn't seem that good at first because--come on, talking animals? Where haven't we seen that before? But if you look beyond the slight stupidity, it's an awesome book. \n\nIt would have been interesting, though, if all the other animals rebelled against the pigs, and started their own little government. And then eventually THEY would have a rebellion, too, until sooner or later there would be no government whatsoever, just a bunch of angry farm animals running around and killing eachother. Just a thought.
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If it make you feel any better, I only know English, and I have the same questions as you. I think that I would have to have the whole article to know what the author ment by the statements. I will give it my best shot anyway. If I am wrong on this, I am sorry. Like I said, it is hard to know for sure without reading the article myself.\n\n1) The second rule of horse racing could be mean that the first one didn't work. It could also be that the author expected you to know the rules already.\n\n2)you are right in what that means. Another way of wording it is, "play towards" means to add to or give more.\n\n3) I believe you are right on this as well, it means love and compassion.\n\n\nJust a side note for you, the sentances are not writen very well, and that sometimes makes it harder to understand. Good Luck in learning more! You are doing a good job.
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ok. i read it for my gt class too. it was stupid, but its about some boy named gene and his best friend finney. finney broke his leg and gene feels that he let finney broke it. they live in the same dorm and go to a school named Devon. they had to go to war. i dont noe the rest. didnt read the rest. didnt matter though cuz my english class didnt ask too many questions about it.
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Just an opinion: first it is not one word but two karma chameleon. Based on the lyrics of the Culture Club song it means something along the lines of "fate changer" or one who changes to meet fate ("you come and go"). I could be way out in left field, but it's my guess.
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I have no clue as to the story you've spoken of. \nIf you began to research, and have begun to read the bible in search of this tale.. why not continue reading the bible, and get the true answers you're seaching for. You may not even be aware of the right question.. but your answer awaits you, in God's word.
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You just hold your taters, I'm going to tell you a story that happened a few years ago.\nIt was Thanksgiving Day and we had been cooking dinner for days, pies, rolls, etc.  We had invited a whole lot of people, but we wern't sure if Matt would be back in time or not, you see, he was out chasing down the Dalton Gang, cause they robbed another bank in a nearby town.\nAny hows, as we were sitting down to eat, Matt walks in with a smile on his face and Fetus pops up with, "Well, look who actually stopped working long enough to have a meal."\nNow Miss Sunshine was dying to sit next to Matt, cause she had a crush on him that wouldn't quit, you know there are some things that just can't be explained.\nAny way, Matt walks over and smiles at Miss Sunshine and then proceeds to go over and sit down next to Miss Kitty.\nMiss Sunshine realized then that it was just another day..another heartache and the sun'll come out, tomorrow, even tho it proved that her darling Matt still preferred Miss Kitty, and Sunshine would go home and dream about her beloved Matt, cause no one can take her dreams away from her.
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It is incredible, but it has no meaning anynore. No one cares like they used to. Everybody & everything is in a rush & it's a dog eat dog world. Things were different at one time. Today I feel like I have nothing to look forward to. Sad huh....( I could have if only my beloved didn't have to leave)