The Swift Kick in the Ass Thread

Post by **MsMary** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:31 am

Also green-ish.

Post by **sgt.null** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:21 pm

Post by **MsMary** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:23 pm

This thread has lost all sense of purpose.

Post by **sgt.null** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:04 pm

According to some philosophies, purpose is central to a good human life. Helen Keller wrote that happiness comes from "fidelity to a worthy purpose", and Ayn Rand wrote that purpose must be one of the three ruling values of human life (the others are reason and self-esteem - refer Nathaniel Branden ). Some people hold that God assigns purposes to people and that it is their mission to fulfill them. Others hold that purpose is not inherent, but instead freely chosen (or not chosen) by individuals. Among these, some say that natural propensities may determine what sorts of purposes a person needs to pursue, but do not guarantee that he or she will pursue them, that being dependent on free choice.

Post by **MsMary** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:11 pm

And the un-stoppable sarge forges ahead...

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:06 am

The term juggernaut is used to describe any literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.

The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannātha (meaning "Lord of the universe") which is one of the many names of Krishna from the ancient Vedic scriptures of India. One of the most famous of Indian temples is the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa, which has the Ratha Yatra (chariot procession), an annual procession of chariots carrying the murtis/statues of Jagannâth (Krishna), Subhadra and Baladeva (Krishna's elder brother). During the British colonial era, Christian missionaries promulgated a fallacy that Hindu devotees of Krishna were lunatic fanatics who threw themselves under the wheels of these chariots in order to attain salvation. Such a description can also be found in the popular fourteenth-century work "The Travels of Sir John Mandeville." In rare instances in the festival's past, people had been crushed accidentally as the massive 45 foot tall, multi-ton chariot slipped out of control, with others suffering injury in the resulting stampedes. This sight led the Britons of the time to contrive the word "Juggernaut" to refer to examples of unstoppable, crushing forces.

In modern times, the government officers and temple priests managing the festival take elaborate precautions to protect people from injury during these processions.

The Ratha Yatra festival has become a common sight in most major cities of the world since 1968 through the Hare Krishna movement. Its leader A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada successfully transplanted the festival which now happens on an annual basis in places such as London, Paris, Toronto and New York.

Post by **thefirst** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:08 am

Has this turned into another Thread Drift?

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:43 am

swift-kick.deviantart.com/

Post by **thefirst** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:46 am

Kinda looks like David Bowie.

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:49 am

him???

Post by **thefirst** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:54 am

no, him

Post by **MsMary** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:41 am

thefirst wrote:Has this turned into another Thread Drift?

Could be.

Then again, all threads drift.

Thread drift is inevitable.

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:18 pm

Drifters

Post by **MsMary** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:50 pm

Time to go do some cooking and other offline activities.

Post by **balon!** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:57 pm

I really should be getting ready for work, but I have three hours and NO urge.

Post by **thefirst** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:49 pm

I need to be printing, scanning, and editing photos for several folks. I will get to it Pam, I promise.

Post by **sgt.null** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:26 am

lurker

Post by **thefirst** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:47 am

Thought that was a sloth

Post by **sgt.null** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:59 am

In the Christian moral tradition, sloth (Latin: acedia, accidia, pigritia) is one of the seven capital sins, often called the seven deadly sins; these sins are called the capital sins because they destroy charity in the man/woman's heart and thus may lead to final impenitence and eternal death. Sloth is defined as spiritual and/or actual apathy or laziness, putting off what God asks you to do, or not doing it or anything at all. Acedia is a Latin word, from Greek akedia, literally meaning "absence of caring". Acedia can also lead to God's wrath.

Post by **Auleliel** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:31 pm

How does that connect lurkers to sloths?

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