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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Gabriela, you may disappear down an endless
rabbit hole of semantic (not to mention grammatical) obfuscation and confusion!
I think the real point is the meaning, no matter the words. And given the
number of languages that OS has wandered into – the words must be
infinite! And who knows what the “right” ones are??? For myself the
phrase, “Whatever happens is the only thing that could have” –
just came out that way. No particular thought on the subject, it just felt
right. And over the years it still feels right – but the MEANING (for me)
is –</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>The past is over, the future hasn’t
happened yet. All we have is NOW. The could-have-beens, might-have-beens,
should-have-beens are all (presumably) interesting but also basically
irrelevant to our present opportunities Now. Now is where our passion must be
focused, and Now is where responsibility must be taken. All the rest is abstract,
theoretical, and definitely NOT NOW! Or something </span></font><font
color=red face=Wingdings><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:red'>J</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>And then, of course, if you want to get
into some interesting philosophical, esoteric, not to say weird waters, you might
ask yourself – How Big is Now? Could be a very small Now, in which case
the opportunities and the responsibilities of infinitesimal. On the other hand,
that NOW could be huge – like the whole Cosmos. Talk about opportunity
and responsibility! Boggles the mind! Probably not worth thinking about!!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Gabriela Ender<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 09, 2007
11:56 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: whatever happens...</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:navy'>Dear John, and others,<br>
<br>
I want to come back to your wonderful thoughts regarding this principle because
I like the way you have been experimenting in Haitian Creole and in English
with very much: "<strong><b><font face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>What Happens is what happens - learn and
move forward."</span></font></b></strong></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:navy'>And you have added: "This principle helps us to not lament
over should'ves, to not wallow in regrets. We're all responsible for how we use
our time and space together during this meeting. Let's assume that
responsibility and be prepared to accept what happens and to continually strive
to learn and to keep moving forward."</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:navy'>I totally agree and I like they way you describe it!</span></font></p>
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face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:navy'>I have a question. Would it be also okay to say: "<strong><b><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>What happened is
what happened - learn and move forward</span></font></b></strong>."
? I mean "What happened is what happened" (it is past - so we
cannot change it anymore) and "learn and move forward." is present
... with responsibility in my/our "here and now".</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:navy'>"What happens is what happens" sounds for me (as a
foreign English speaking person) like it is the present and for "here and
now" we are responsible ... how we use our time. Therefore I think that
changing the first part of this principle variant "into past"
could express the "when its over its over" in it a bit better and
would make a distinction to present and concsious responsibilty.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:navy'>I would appreciate your and the opinion from others a lot. Thank
you very much!<br>
<br>
Warmly,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=navy
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:navy'>Gabriela</span></font></p>
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