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From: 11/6/78 11:38am Boston, MA
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posted April 16, 2007 11:47 AM         

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Sticks and stones can break my bones,
but words can break my spirit.

Just a thought.

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posted April 16, 2007 07:56 PM         

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I think the idea is that words can only hurt you, if you let them? Just don't accept negative words.

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From: 11/6/78 11:38am Boston, MA
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posted April 17, 2007 11:32 AM         

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Perhaps, but, according to that logic, then, the same may be said of physical assaults. As the Native Americans say, "Pain is an opinion." If an individual is held responsible for his reactions to verbal assaults, why not physical ones? Is it perhaps because we acknowledge and respect the vulnerablity of the flesh, but not the personality; the body, but not the psyche?

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posted April 17, 2007 07:08 PM         

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I fully agree with your thoughts on this, HSC.

Broken bones heal a lot quicker than a broken heart or a broken spirit too.

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From: 11/6/78 11:38am Boston, MA
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posted April 17, 2007 07:52 PM         

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