tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634695288785654143.post3589234755154628582..comments2024-03-02T01:52:59.370-05:00Comments on Kitti's Book List: Rilke and MasoKitti Carrikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634695288785654143.post-85480620326788961792017-03-27T14:59:04.328-04:002017-03-27T14:59:04.328-04:00In one of the letters ~ from Rome, on October 29, ...In one of the letters ~ from Rome, on October 29, 1903 ~ Rilke writes: "I do hope that the package hasn't been lost--unfortunately, the Italian mail service being what it is, that would not be anything unusual." <br /><br />A funny coincidence because the preceding evening, I had typed up for my friend Herman a favorite humorous passage from Henry James: "These Italian trains go at about the rate of an American funeral." _Portrait of a Lady_ (1881; Chapter 32, p 271) <br /><br />The very next day I picked up Rilke's _Letters_ only to come across yet another joke about the Italian trains.<br /><br />Apparently the Italian train service has been notorious from the very inception of train travel! Ha!Kitti Carrikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634695288785654143.post-86438007190579545132015-03-14T01:29:41.340-04:002015-03-14T01:29:41.340-04:00To go along with Rilke on being happy about your g...To go along with Rilke on being happy about your growth: "When people submerge their feelings in order to preserve harmony, they undermine the integrity of a relationship. They buy peace on the surface, but underneath there are hurt feelings, troubling questions, and hidden hostilities just waiting to erupt. It's a costly price to pay for a cheap peace, and it inevitably leads to inauthentic relationships...no one says anything "unsafe." They never discuss misunderstandings, reveal hurt feelings, air frustrations, or ask difficult questions...Offences occur, but nobody talks about them. Doubts about the other's integrity creep in, but they're never dealt with. In time such relationships deteriorate."--Bill HybelsKitti Carrikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673202543914324582noreply@blogger.com