sophie

Nowhere357 : Yes I can agree emotionally stable does include being unhappy as well as being pained. However in this case the degree of unhappiness seems to be an indication of emotional instability.

Yes, it is probable that there can be joy within an emotionally unstable mind. Having spoken to many beggers it seems as if their emotional stability comes with avoiding mainstream society. In most of their cases a crust of bread makes them happy or filled with joy as you claim but this is compounded with their version of emotional stability. Most beggers are more emotionally stable being beggers and not being like you and me. I would concede this point but I don't feel like it today.


Using the above answers to feed your intellect, I believe you may arrive at a position contrary to the one I quoted.

How about a path filled with states.

2 to know.

openeyes

Well, I've mentioned the two close relatives that are former nuns (actually it was an aunt and a first cousin, not two first cousins) who apparently weren't happy as sisters. I also went to a Catholic school for 6 years and had nuns for teachers for 5 years. I can't say that they seemed any happier than people in general. My first-grade teacher was downright crabby much of the time. I suppose my third-grade nun was the happiest, but she was rather daft and a terrible teacher.

Since all this nunness occurred before your time, perhaps it doesn't really count?

Nowhere357

I don't care what everyone else says. Nowhere likes sophie and her unusual point of view.

Exactly right.

Gemma Therese

Well, I guess I was wrong. My logic on this really didn't make sense, I mean, it made sense to me, but certainly not universally!

Thanks for all your input on the subject, everyone had something meaningful, even if I didn't agree with everything. If I offended anyone, I'm sorry.

Gemma Therese

WinAce

Sister Act 4: Nunnilingus may shed some much-needed light on the matter.

viscousmemories

Admitting your errancy on this issue is admirable, Gemma. For what it's worth, I apologize for being as harsh in my admonitions as I was, I just find it painfully disingenous to make an assertion and then ignore carefully constructed and reasonable rebuttals in favor of repeating your original assertion. Doing as much contributes little to your or anyone else's awareness or education on these very important and personal issues.

My mother left the convent before I was born and I have a sister who is a nun now, so you could say I have personally known both happy nuns and unhappy nuns. However, generalizing the experience based on my own anecdotal evidence isn't something I'm willing to do, nor will I accept it as a reasonable argument from anyone else.

vm

elektra

Well this thread has gotten way too silly for me at some points, but I don't mind because I had a chance to post my happy lesbians picture.

elektra

So is Whoopi Goldberg a dyke or not?