tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629468.post6042097855584709048..comments2023-05-12T04:28:28.504-05:00Comments on Daily Bread: Niceness and BelongingPrior Peter, OSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955043134006446842noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629468.post-91532986688132402252007-09-06T13:21:00.000-05:002007-09-06T13:21:00.000-05:00I had naively thought that becoming a monk removes...<I>I had naively thought that becoming a monk removes one from popularity contests.</I><BR/><BR/>I dropped out of high school when I was fifteen, and I remember telling someone, "All the nonsense is behind me!" (I didn't really say "nonsense," I just don't want to swear in front of a monk.) I found out later the nonsense was just beginning. I'm glad nobody told me- I would have been inconsolable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629468.post-49103456666054100352007-09-06T09:06:00.000-05:002007-09-06T09:06:00.000-05:00You've hit on my favorite Latin derivation! I do ...You've hit on my favorite Latin derivation! <BR/>I do wonder how one might go without the "niceties" and successfully navigate a social or business world. Does it lie in the difference between "niceness" and "kindness"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com