Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl00203)

Hi, Kim,

I'll pat your shoulders. I didn' mean to make you feel bad.

"Human Family" wold be ok by me.

Shalom

Liesel
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>>Kim,
>>How do you like "a nucleus of humanity"? Is that any better for you than
>>"human family"?
>>LFD
>
>    I fear one of the two meanings is lost for good. The other meaning is
>rendered best by "universal family". "Universal Brotherhood" can be the
>(unlucky) description of an all-inclusive wonderful feeling (I have never
>excluded sisters from this like you), but "humanity" alone would destroy
>the second meaning as well.
>
>>Re: terminology
>
>>Seems to me you haven't thought through the issue.
>
>   ??!!?? You posted this as a reply to my regret that essential meaning
>was lost and my consolating pad on the shoulder to Rudy.
>   Now I am depressed, who will pad *my* shoulder?
>
>in friendship,
>
>Kim
>
>
>