tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post4647673534484188184..comments2024-02-19T21:16:14.878-08:00Comments on Prozac Monologues: LossWilla Goodfellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05816752444634576606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post-75670506150383174622009-09-26T17:11:37.560-07:002009-09-26T17:11:37.560-07:00I believe we are to take our own pain, and use it ...I believe we are to take our own pain, and use it to help someone else. = as Mazie does.<br /><br />When we share someones pain, and are able to say, 'I've been in similar circumstances', our pain has meaning. <br /><br />Mmegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938077166015137120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post-51257990637926424512009-09-26T17:00:25.903-07:002009-09-26T17:00:25.903-07:00I think that is the crux of it: "I guess I w...I think that is the crux of it: "I guess I want for it to mean something." By what your described of her actions, especially during the Iowa flood, Mazie seems to be a Victor Frankl sort of dog: "What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general, but rather the specific meaning of…life at a given moment…..We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: (1) by doing a deed; (2) by experiencing a value; and (3) by suffering." Would we try to be more dog-like, as well as God-like.Lucy Talikwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233529286866870661noreply@blogger.com