tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post8828986508041420219..comments2023-06-20T07:19:44.412-04:00Comments on The Four Mass'keteers: 600-Pound GorillaDavid Nybakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-26471556221021998352007-09-19T15:28:00.000-04:002007-09-19T15:28:00.000-04:00Athos, you write, "we have a billion-pound gorilla...Athos, you write, "we have a billion-pound gorilla to learn to deal with, and he is very opinionated."<BR/><BR/>I think the answer is ontological density. No one seems to really care to hear this, but it is the ONLY way to meet the other and stand your ground.<BR/><BR/>I also find your comment about the gorilla illuminating when you add that he is very opinionated. <BR/><BR/>"Very opinionated" here, to me, signals a group of people very determined in their belief in the necessary ingrediences for a strong culture - their faith and culture are one in the same and therefore they do not have to consider other opinions - they believe that their's work just fine, thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>It goes back to prayer, listening and responding (the call and vocation) ... it seems to me that the only way to meet this gorilla is to be very grounded in the One True Source, becoming an instrument of that Faith, Hope and Love enabling others to grow in their ontological density.David Nybakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.com