I'm the
being you can change into; fire, you are previous
What I don't say is that more than
being concerned with whether I might be entering a relationship with a man who eventually will have to choose between me and another woman, I am concerned that this other woman is white.
They had to work, study, take care of the kids, go to class, face fears of not
being able to survive, etc.
BURKE: Sounds as if eternity has brought on a deep nostalgia on your part for times past, as you voice the extreme position of
Being and Nothingness.
Nonetheless, this hassle over me
being thinner and looking better has gotten to our friendship.
I think true engagement would mean
being honest and op en.
Best, as too much emphasis is
being placed on premium size in determining a sophisticated buyer.
By contrast, I know the temptation to abstract a person from his or her
being. I am adept at labels--believer, unbeliever, atheist, theist, liberal, conservative, and so on--which permit me to put another behind a curtain, even to put myself behind a curtain by taking "roles" and "positions." I know how easy it is to find "reasons" for not having acted (which is not the same thing at all as acting to remain aside).
Or the way she laughs from the very fiber of her
being, sometimes with a dear friend on the phone.
When I was first asked to write a piece for The Advocate about
being a bisexual jockey in the overwhelmingly straight world of horse racing, I couldn't decide whether I should do it.
(2004) pointed out that mixed land use, while
being the most important variable of the built environment related to obesity, may not exert its effect via physical activity.
There have been a wide variety of efforts in the 20th century to come up with a rationale for positive action, but I actually think that the only way to maintain one's energy and sense of purpose is by
being deliberately forgetful.