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Posted by Phil on October 8, 2003, at 9:34:35
From the book "The World According to Mister Rogers".
Human relationships are primary in all of living. When the gusty winds
blow and shake our lives, if we know that people care about us, we may bend
with the wind, but we won't break.The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its
people feeling that they are worthwhile.The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between
communicating human beings can be hallowed ground.As different as we are from one another, as unique as each one of us
is, we are much more the same than we are different. That may be the most
essential message of all, as we help our children grow toward being caring,
compassionate, and charitable adults.The greatest gift you ever give is the gift of your honest self.
In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to
listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions
are just as important as our answers.There's no "should" or "should not" when it comes to having feelings.
They're part of who we are, and their origins are beyond our control. When
we can believe that, we may find it easier to make constructive choices
about what to do with those feelings.Some days, doing "the best we can" may still fall short of what we
would like to be able to do, but life isn't perfect -- on any front -- and
doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of
ourselves or anyone else.
Posted by judy1 on October 8, 2003, at 10:22:08
In reply to Mr. Roger's wisdom, posted by Phil on October 8, 2003, at 9:34:35
thanks for posting that Phil. I grew up with Mr. Rogers (as I'm sure many have on this board) and I always felt comforted after watching him.
take care, judy
Posted by Kath on October 8, 2003, at 22:00:23
In reply to Mr. Roger's wisdom, posted by Phil on October 8, 2003, at 9:34:35
Phil thank you very much for posting that.
It is really really special. I'm interested in reading whatever else he wrote. Is The World According to Mr. Rogers a book?
Kath
Posted by shar on October 8, 2003, at 23:56:19
In reply to Mr. Roger's wisdom, posted by Phil on October 8, 2003, at 9:34:35
I have always loved Mr. Rogers (I watch the show still if I come across it). He is so soothing. I hate the stupid puppets and the train. Just the part where he is in the show. I always felt comforted and safe.
Shar
Posted by Phil on October 9, 2003, at 8:14:58
In reply to Re: Mr. Roger's wisdom » Phil, posted by Kath on October 8, 2003, at 22:00:23
"World According to Mr. Rogers: Important Things to Remember"
by Fred Rogers
I didn't know it was but it's #3 at Amazon today.
Posted by Kath on October 11, 2003, at 22:18:25
In reply to Re: Mr. Roger's wisdom » Kath, posted by Phil on October 9, 2003, at 8:14:58
Thanks Phil
I didn't watch Mr. Rogers, but from him writing what you quoted I think how lucky the kids were who grew up with Mr. R. & it scares me to think of little wee kids watching chubby beings with televisions in their tummies dancing around!!!!!
Yikes.Kath
Posted by noa on October 12, 2003, at 14:25:54
In reply to Re: Mr. Roger's wisdom teletubbies » Phil, posted by Kath on October 11, 2003, at 22:18:25
I was a Captain Kangaroo kid myself. My favorite was Dancing Bear. Don't ask me why.
Mr. Rogers didn't come around until my younger brother was of the age. Same with Sesame Street. I heard recently that kids who watched Mr. Rogers did better in the long run academically than did kids who watched Sesame Street. My brother seemed to be of the right age for all those shows when they started. Like Zoom, which I was too old for but watched with him cuz I liked it anyway.
Then there were all those local kids shows that no longer exist. Ours was Ranger Andy. which did have somewhat of a science and nature bent to it. When I visited my cousins in New York, we'd watch Wonderama.
The Ranger Andy audience was kids, sitting on long benches. In the beginning, they got to introduce themselves into a mike that hung from above. I went on the show once and Ranger Andy and crew made a big point of telling us not to look up at the mike when we said our name, but of course, everyone did--it was like a reflex. So, watching the show, we thought everyone looked ridiculous craning up to say their names, showing us their necks, essentially, but when we went on it (I think it was with my Brownie troop or something), we did the same exact thing. At some point, I think Ranger Andy died, so the show became "the Ranger Station".
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