Comments on: Who are the people in your neighborhood? http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/ Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured Thu, 24 May 2012 03:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Barb http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-38763 Barb Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:32:52 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-38763 In the last few years, I have come to love character sketches whether they be real people or fictional. Thank you for this wonderful piece. I do not know if I will share anything specific in my life other to say that as I talk with people who others see so much negative in their life, I find that I can always find something that I respect in that person. I have a sort of part of me at times that wonders if anything matters at all. This has only come to me in more recent years. Even the most profound sadness or happiness, I wonder if it has purpose. I analyze love and if I even know what it is. But it all must matter or there would not be such an opposition in all things and chances for people to sacrifice and be noble. That is another favorite theme of mine-opposition in all things--and how that makes us real. I hope that you continue the stories! In the last few years, I have come to love character sketches whether they be real people or fictional. Thank you for this wonderful piece. I do not know if I will share anything specific in my life other to say that as I talk with people who others see so much negative in their life, I find that I can always find something that I respect in that person. I have a sort of part of me at times that wonders if anything matters at all. This has only come to me in more recent years. Even the most profound sadness or happiness, I wonder if it has purpose. I analyze love and if I even know what it is. But it all must matter or there would not be such an opposition in all things and chances for people to sacrifice and be noble. That is another favorite theme of mine-opposition in all things–and how that makes us real. I hope that you continue the stories!

]]> By: Correction Man http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-36114 Correction Man Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:47:21 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-36114 Um... actually, that song is not Mr. Rogers... it's Bob from Sesame Street. May the peace of Christ be with you. Um… actually, that song is not Mr. Rogers… it’s Bob from Sesame Street.

May the peace of Christ be with you.

]]> By: Melonie C http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-34341 Melonie C Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:53:41 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-34341 Well said, Maria. That is something we need to be reminded of this time of year. Thank you. Well said, Maria. That is something we need to be reminded of this time of year. Thank you.

]]> By: Maria http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-34067 Maria Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:50:03 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-34067 The wonder about "Who are the people in your neighborhood" segment is not so much my story told by truly kind words of Melonie. The wonder is Melonie's desire and idea to write about her neighbors, to know them as individuals. That is the true wonder that makes everyone of us count. That wonder is created by each one of us every time we take some time to listen (I mean listening with your eyes speaking back!..., to dare to be curious enough about each other because it is our bussiness to keep us connected! Maria The wonder about “Who are the people in your neighborhood” segment is not so much my story told by truly kind words of Melonie. The wonder is Melonie’s desire and idea to write about her neighbors, to know them as individuals. That is the true wonder that makes everyone of us count. That wonder is created by each one of us every time we take some time to listen (I mean listening with your eyes speaking back!…, to dare to be curious enough about each other because it is our bussiness to keep us connected!
Maria

]]> By: Melonie C http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33982 Melonie C Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:45:55 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33982 Seth! You are so right!!!!!!!! I can't believe that I would make that mistake. I think the Mr. Roger's neighborhood title messed me up. Thanks for the correction. It seems I made more than one mistake. Here is a message from Maria..yes, the Maria from the above. Hi Melonie, I read the blog. It is a very kind account of me, thank you. Just for FYI there were a couple of facts that were exactly correct (I overload you with so much information that I am suprised you got so much recollection) Amilcar Cabral (was a Liberation Leader for the Islands of Cabo Verde and Guine (also colonies of Portugal at the time- my Dad was born and raised in the islands and they grew up in High School together and did same radio programs after that). Frelimo was the Liberation Movement for Mozambique, my Dad had no ties with the Frelimo before the Independance. The PIDE (Portuguese Goverment Secret Policy) was all over the colonies and the kind of control any kind manifest or suspicion of manifest, expression and action against the Goverment Segregation Policies and Institutions. It his right that my father relationship with his friend and open expression against oppression and segregation earn him the constant surveilance he surfer during those years. Thanks, Maria and Seth for the corrections. Seth! You are so right!!!!!!!! I can’t believe that I would make that mistake. I think the Mr. Roger’s neighborhood title messed me up. Thanks for the correction. It seems I made more than one mistake. Here is a message from Maria..yes, the Maria from the above.
Hi Melonie,

I read the blog. It is a very kind account of me, thank you. Just for FYI there were a couple of facts that were exactly correct (I overload you with so much information that I am suprised you got so much recollection) Amilcar Cabral (was a Liberation Leader for the Islands of Cabo Verde and Guine (also colonies of Portugal at the time- my Dad was born and raised in the islands and they grew up in High School together and did same radio programs after that). Frelimo was the Liberation Movement for Mozambique, my Dad had no ties with the Frelimo before the Independance. The PIDE (Portuguese Goverment Secret Policy) was all over the colonies and the kind of control any kind manifest or suspicion of manifest, expression and action against the Goverment Segregation Policies and Institutions. It his right that my father relationship with his friend and open expression against oppression and segregation earn him the constant surveilance he surfer during those years.

Thanks, Maria and Seth for the corrections.

]]> By: pjb http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33470 pjb Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:23:19 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33470 There are 5 women in our ward who are over 80. I feel so drawn to the elderly. They have so many stories and just want someone who is interested to listen. I feel sad that the possibility is when you get grey hair, you become invisible. One of the sisters has lost 3 of her 5 children. One of the sisters just lost her oldest child. One of the sisters has a chronic illness. One of the sisters just lost her husband. One of the sisters runs a boarding house! They all show up for church on Sunday and park their walkers up front of the first, left side pew. They sit silently, hunched over, carrying decades of life's experiences tucked away and ready for revealing at the drop of a hat. These are hard, suffering, and difficult challenges though these just might be painful experiences that nobody really knows unless they ask. Ask and they will tell! There are 5 women in our ward who are over 80.
I feel so drawn to the elderly.
They have so many stories and just want someone who is interested to listen.
I feel sad that the possibility is when you get grey hair, you become invisible.

One of the sisters has lost 3 of her 5 children.
One of the sisters just lost her oldest child.
One of the sisters has a chronic illness.
One of the sisters just lost her husband.
One of the sisters runs a boarding house!

They all show up for church on Sunday and park their walkers up front of the first, left side pew.
They sit silently, hunched over, carrying decades of life’s experiences tucked away and ready for revealing at the drop of a hat.
These are hard, suffering, and difficult challenges though these just might be painful experiences that nobody really knows unless they ask.
Ask and they will tell!

]]> By: Seth R. http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33442 Seth R. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:04:01 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33442 "Who are the people in your neighborhood" was sung by Sesame Street, not Mr. Rogers. I saw it with my own eyes as a kindergartener. “Who are the people in your neighborhood” was sung by Sesame Street, not Mr. Rogers. I saw it with my own eyes as a kindergartener.

]]> By: Dalene http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33319 Dalene Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:25 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33319 Melonie--no, you're not crazy. I had a conversation with Marilyn about someone she knows who writes for Segullah and I couldn't remember her name, but somehow I got it in my head it was you. Eventually I'll figure out who it was... Melonie–no, you’re not crazy. I had a conversation with Marilyn about someone she knows who writes for Segullah and I couldn’t remember her name, but somehow I got it in my head it was you. Eventually I’ll figure out who it was…

]]> By: maralise http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33311 maralise Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:49:30 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33311 Because I can't communicate with most of the people in my neighborhood, I'm left to imagine their lives in my head (an interesting way to spend an afternoon at the park). Almost everyday (as I'm hauling my groceries from the store that is just a few blocks away but 90 degrees straight down), I see a set of floppy, gigantic dogs being walked by one of the smallest people I have ever seen. Usually, this woman's daughter (granddaughter?) is with her. This same daughter laughed at me on one of my first trips to the store because I was hauling my groceries in a "kinderwagen" (stroller). Maybe using a stroller isn't an appropriate way to carry groceries here, I have no idea. But, either way, it always seems to me that the dogs are more in control of the walk than the people. They have bows in their hair and always look freshly groomed. I wonder how big of an apartment they live in, how they groom the dogs, how they manage to keep their furniture clean of dog prints on rainy days. I wonder what kind of people keep that kind of dog. Because I can’t communicate with most of the people in my neighborhood, I’m left to imagine their lives in my head (an interesting way to spend an afternoon at the park). Almost everyday (as I’m hauling my groceries from the store that is just a few blocks away but 90 degrees straight down), I see a set of floppy, gigantic dogs being walked by one of the smallest people I have ever seen. Usually, this woman’s daughter (granddaughter?) is with her. This same daughter laughed at me on one of my first trips to the store because I was hauling my groceries in a “kinderwagen” (stroller). Maybe using a stroller isn’t an appropriate way to carry groceries here, I have no idea. But, either way, it always seems to me that the dogs are more in control of the walk than the people. They have bows in their hair and always look freshly groomed. I wonder how big of an apartment they live in, how they groom the dogs, how they manage to keep their furniture clean of dog prints on rainy days. I wonder what kind of people keep that kind of dog.

]]> By: Melonie C. http://segullah.org/daily-special/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33287 Melonie C. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:46:07 +0000 http://segullah.org/introducing/who-are-the-people-in-your-neighborhood/#comment-33287 Dalene that was just beautiful to read about M. Thank you so much for sharing that. She sounds amazing. I am not related to Marilyn and Jim as far as I know and I don't remember ever having a conversation with you. Am I going crazy? I don't know my own relatives nor do I know to whom I've spoken. Sounds like me. Heather- your neighbors sound quirky and wonderful. I want to come over and see their lights. Bookslinger- Isn't it amazing that the "best and brightest" do laundry and drive cabs? We never know what people's experiences are. Thanks for reminding us. Dalene that was just beautiful to read about M. Thank you so much for sharing that. She sounds amazing. I am not related to Marilyn and Jim as far as I know and I don’t remember ever having a conversation with you. Am I going crazy? I don’t know my own relatives nor do I know to whom I’ve spoken. Sounds like me.
Heather- your neighbors sound quirky and wonderful. I want to come over and see their lights.
Bookslinger- Isn’t it amazing that the “best and brightest” do laundry and drive cabs? We never know what people’s experiences are. Thanks for reminding us.

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