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Recent Reviews for Stan I.S Law

Dictionary of Biblical Symbolism - eBook (Book) - 3/21/2008 4:31:00 PM
Thanks for sharing this article with all of your knowledge. Angela Watkins

The Gate, Things my Mother told me. (Book) - 1/18/2008 7:43:59 PM
I feel I ought to share with you a review I received today on Amazon.com 5.0 out of 5 stars The Gate -- A haunting, contemplative work, January 18, 2008 By Kate Jones "mind junkie" (Pasadena, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) Stan Law must be one of today's most unusual writers: he can create intellectual excitement with nothing but introspective dialogues, mind-stretching explorations of complex concepts like life, death, love and loyalty. This saga of an elderly Polish woman who records, for her sons' benefit, her thoughts as she ages and loses one faculty after another, has such authenticity of voice that one wonders whether it is really fiction. She is blessed with sons who visit her in the elder hospice and engage her in deep philosophical conversations. The author's erudition ranges over religions, Buddhism, spiritualism, and one rejoices that this 90-year-old woman's mind is as sharp and penetrating as her sons'. The writing has classical grandeur and poetic beauty, the characters are vividly drawn, especially the nurses' helper, a giant of a man named Raphael whose sensitivities and erudition match the author's. This is a jewel of a piece of writing, with an honesty that makes transcendence and incontinence equally noble a part of the narrative. If you value the life of the mind, this book is for you.

Headless World––The Vatican Incident (Book) - 11/17/2007 12:19:44 PM
I think there would be some competitive types on their way to this story.

The Mirror (Short Story) - 8/19/2008 9:04:39 AM
Stan, Thank you for The Mirror. I'm always looking for a mentor/a teacher. While reading this story, I suddenly realized that--I don't need one. I have me. (well, I'm not quite that self-reliant in all aspects of my life, but I got the philosophical concept) I think. Patricia A. Guthrie Author Reader Dog lover Horse worshiper

Stuffed Panda (Short Story) - 12/21/2007 4:23:54 PM
The fact that I was enthralled by 'Stuffed Panda'both surprised and amused me. It provides clear eveidence that a well written piece will hold the interest of an open minded reader regardless of topic or the readers assumed preferences. Thaak you Stan, well done.

Thirsty Work (Short Story) - 11/21/2007 4:01:49 PM
Absolutely brilliant! I so enjoyed reading this short story, written with great wit and imagination. A real classic which leaves the reader wondering if we do really live on Planet Earth!

Nine Months (Short Story) - 10/9/2007 10:08:13 AM
Excellent, Stan, compelling reading. Master of his domain, at least for nine months. :) Well done! But then again, the present world revolves around him, too... (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Nine Months (Short Story) - 10/9/2007 9:41:58 AM
Good job. I read recently that a scientist looked at a brain cell under a microscope and saw (incredibly enough) that it looked very similar to our galaxy.--Charlie

Nine Months (Short Story) - 10/9/2007 9:31:28 AM
Interesting write. The language was used and expressed intelligently and the idea was extreamly creative. Good Job. Charles D. O'Connor III "Check out my new story "An Occurrence One Evening". I welcome good and bad comments. Take Care.

Man’s Dominion (Article) - 6/2/2009 5:41:52 AM
The Bear sais it well, man has dominion, doesn't mean to kill! In the dominion of love, man has a lot of work to do. Love wells up in my heart for beings that care like Leigh and his wife, and great respect, Poison on the other hand, for those so brutal and ignorant, that is the part I myself have to work on, or else I become like them. A tender bittersweet story with much to say, and you my friend said it very well, thank you for sharing! Blessings! Jasmin Horst

Man’s Dominion (Article) - 5/31/2009 4:07:36 AM
A truly sad tale, and I truly feel sorry for Leigh Page. Man's inhumanity to both man and beast is far too often so very tragic.

Man’s Dominion (Article) - 5/30/2009 3:36:08 PM
Hi Stan, this is a bittersweet story for me! Bitter because man has gotten so far removed from nature which this story is a prime example.... Sweet to know that there are still those that are gifted with workings of nature. To have dominion doesn't mean to kill... thank you for sharing this touching story, Stan... So sorry for not getting here sooner... technology can be a problem sometimes... just glad they were able to fix my computer... In Spirit, Bear

Man’s Dominion (Article) - 5/28/2009 12:53:35 AM
A devastating observation of human brutality and love, of man as demon but also as the conduit of immense love and compassion. When will we learn, Stan? When oh when...? How long must our fellow travelers endure our abuse?

Who am I? (Article) - 5/20/2009 7:33:54 PM
Wonderful, Stan! Enjoyed. Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen

Who am I? (Article) - 5/17/2009 4:13:50 PM
Interesting theories, Stan. I read all the words of wisdom and speculation posted here and wondered why they didn't move me as they did many years ago. I would have passionately defended the biblical view while harboring doubts in my own heart about the character of the God I served and believed--a God who didn't rescue me, or so I thought, when I suffered, a lot. Over the years I have come to know Him better and that knowledge, an understanding of who He is and how much He loves me, eradicated my doubts and simulatenously quieted my passionate need to prove him to others. I don't know if this makes sense, but it is what it is. I love seeking hearts--those who quest after truth. Sometimes, maybe our Faith grows to the point that we no longer need to prove, especially to ourselves, that God exists and He is good. If this is simplistic, that's okay with me because I have never claimed, nor do I claim, to be a scholar. Thank you for putting your thoughts out there and caring about others as you do.

How to defeat the Taliban (Article) - 5/16/2009 12:05:28 PM
Does "Resist Not Evil" mean that we should surrender our children to rapists and murderers? If not, how can we say it means we should ignore the plight of other people whose chidren are being plundered? Scripture must be taken in context and aligned with the central message of the gospel, the Good News of Christ--a message that insists that we should, "Love our neighbor as ourselves." Who is our neighbor and how do we love them?

How to defeat the Taliban (Article) - 5/7/2009 9:16:23 AM
A college education for everyone of them. Our Marxist professors will straighten them out.

Soul of a Machine (Article) - 3/30/2009 9:19:41 PM
well done

Divine Spark (Article) - 2/27/2009 6:32:31 AM
Hi Stan, You are a very perceptive and intuitive! Thank you for your depth in writing and sharing it.... In Spirit, Bear

For the Att. of Mr. Barack Obama, President Elect of the USA. (Article) - 2/19/2009 4:45:52 PM
He didn't listen. He didn't listen because his profession is politics. And the people surrounding him -- their profession is politics as well. His party affiliation is Democratic. The Democratic party has adopted a socialist agenda as their party strength. In order for them to succeed, the American people need to be dependent on the government to provide them with everything from food, to clothing, to shelter, to medicine. It is in the Democratic parties best interest to keep people poor. They have no incentive to teach people to save money, live frugally, or conserve. The weaker American's are, the more they will demand their government to take care of them. The more they demand, the better the Democrat's -- who give the people everything they want -- will succeed as politician's. Their professed career. ~ Sara

For the Att. of Mr. Barack Obama, President Elect of the USA. (Article) - 2/7/2009 5:40:00 AM
You brought up some valid points, but wouldn't it end up costing the government more to pay the people who are out of work their unemployment salary, also for welfare. What about people who are losing their homes? If people have no jobs, the government would have to feed them, hence, it would end up costing the covernment more anyway. Our economic situation happened because we moved away from the principles. It can be fixed if we moved back to those principles, and recapitalize in the same breath.

The Trough (Article) - 1/5/2009 2:04:54 PM
Hmmm, is that a Canadian thing? Many countries support the arts to a much greater extent than does the US. Pat

Yeshûa (Article) - 12/10/2008 9:07:13 AM
Thank you Stan for this treatise, as I'm certain it has informed anyone who has read it of a few things they perhaps just wondered about. I agree that our perceived state of consciousness is changed merely by "changing our mind about who we really are," but then a cup of strong coffee will do much the same thing. perception and reality hmmm... I would venture to say that who we are has nothing to do with what we believe or what we think. Instead, it has everything to do with what God thinks and what God believes and determines. Sometimes He reveals to us who we are and we see for the first time though we are often blinded by our own arguments. I am recalling the apostle Paul, on his way to Emaus here. A blessed Christmas to you as well Stan. J'nia <> <

Yeshûa (Article) - 12/10/2008 7:53:54 AM
Dear Keith, your comments command an answer. Your experiences are germane to the consciousness of duality. In the state of becoming, we fluctuate, often between extremes… yet, the source is just one. It is our state of being. The essence of being (the static, unchangeable state) is perhaps best expressed by Rumi: "beyond the doing right and the doing wrong, there is a field, I’ll meet you there." To reach that field we must become observers. The field is the consciousness of infinite possibilities (the Christ or the Divine consciousness). From there we can indeed observe complementary states that define the essence of becoming. But only from a detached state of consciousness. As for veracity, well, Carl Jung said, individual is the only reality. You are the truth. I rather suspect that you already know that.

Yeshûa (Article) - 12/8/2008 8:55:19 PM
Very interesting, Stan. That you identify a state of consciousness with Christ seems apposite. I wonder though, to which state of consciousness do we attribute veracity? I have experienced many and regards them all as facets of being. For instance, With just a little practice it's rather easy to move between states of universal love and bounded darkness, each of these yielding different yet complimentary insights into existence. In our daily lives, we meld these states, which are all a part of us. As always, you fascinate. May you and yours have a wonderful and blessed Christmas.

Elections (Article) - 10/14/2008 12:56:50 PM
Good advice. It's a shame that I almost always vote against the other candidate and not for the candidate.

Elections (Article) - 10/14/2008 2:47:11 AM
thought provoking read

Obama (Article) - 9/22/2008 9:02:18 PM
These comments are interesting in view of current events Let's take Edwin's concerns - how does he feel about the US nationalizing half of America's mortgages, and buying a trillion dollars of bad debt from privately owned banks? That borders on communism rather than socialism. Now for Aubrey - Obama not a good speaker? You mean like Elvis is not a good singer, right? (You hate the musical genre and so the singer must be bad, no matter how good his voice, right?). And Sara, of course he wouldn't have done well if he were not black. After all, black people simply can't be that clever, can they? His degrees and his eloquence and his intelligence - all gifts from the great white race eh? Incidentally, and by comparison, I wouldn't let Bush run a sweet shop - do you think he'd be president without daddy's money - and if he wasn't white? The man's barely coherent on or off script. But there again - he's white, as is almost the whole of the US administration. White folk do like voting for their own. Here's an excerpt from a recent speech by the great Bush monster concerning short sellers " they'll be caught and persecuted (sic!). Did he mean prosecuted? Poor dear.

Blood Bath (Article) - 9/22/2008 8:50:35 PM
Superb! A beautifully written and most penetrating exposition that greatly simplifies and clarifies the moral choices facing us in the matter of a woman's choice. It seems to me the case you make is all but irrefutable unless the 'pro-lifers' wish to elevate nature to the status of God.

Heaven (Article) - 9/17/2008 8:31:42 PM
I do believe that your mom is in a heavenly place where she becomes your watchful loving angel. A very nice article. Joey

Obama (Article) - 9/7/2008 5:35:02 PM
I think your first impression was more on the mark. Think about it this way, if he weren't black, would he be on the pedestal he is on now? No, he'd just be another politician. I'm with Aubrey on this, take the well rehearsed script away from him and he stammers over a lot of uh's and uhm's. ~ Sara

Obama (Article) - 8/30/2008 2:06:47 PM
I don't think he is a good speaker at all. He can read well from script but most people that I know can do that. But when he is on his own, he stutters and pauses as if he is unsure of what he wants to say. That just reminds me of someone who really has problems expressing themselves. When he does finally get around to saying it, it lacks depth.

Obama (Article) - 8/30/2008 12:01:03 PM
Unfortunately, glowing lofty rhetoric is one thing...the reality of cost and implementaion is quite another. He's a good speaker with a tele-prompter but when dissected it is easy for any intelligent person to see through his veneer to his deep-rooted Socialist idelology and agenda. Quite a historical election year!!!

For Writers’ Eyes Only (Article) - 6/23/2008 7:32:25 PM
Hmm . . . I hate proofing, period! Good points all!

Wilderness (Poetry) - 10/30/2009 5:46:24 PM
Hi Stan, I love that last verse. It makes this a great little capsule that one could keep in their heart and in their pocket for a mini-refresher course. :) Thank you for sharing this.... In Spirit, Bear

Wilderness (Poetry) - 10/30/2009 5:36:50 PM
The sun fills our eyes. Fills our heart and mind. The light shines from within, let us remain blind. Your perspective gives me pause for reflection, Stan. Thank you. Love and peace to you, Regis

So What? (Poetry) - 8/13/2009 5:25:42 PM
Hi Stan, I'm laughing, not at you, but with you, for this write is right. And the ending leaves open a wide open question that none can really answer. Great one, Stan... thank you for sharing this... In Spirit, Bear

So What? (Poetry) - 8/12/2009 4:17:48 AM
My dear cynical friend, of course we are superior to apes and all other creatures who are not made in the image of God. No other "animal" on this earth can ascend to the depths of depravity or the heights of sublime compassion availble to human kind. Consider Mother Teresa, Deitrich Bonhoffer who died in a Nazi concentration camp because he refused to leave his congregation and later refused to deny his faith. No ape can do that. No ape can write so eloquenty as you have, my friend, of their disappointment with their species. He made us in His image--what we do with that divine gift is up to us.

So What? (Poetry) - 8/11/2009 9:51:21 PM
I Always Said Its 2009 And We're Still Living Like Bunch Of Animals!! Can't Believe It Come Live in Los Angelese Sleazy Mexifornia... As For Apes Listen To Hillary Clintons Laugh Sounds Like Female Frustrated Ape! Credit Illuminating Write! TRASK

So What? (Poetry) - 8/11/2009 4:24:02 AM
So what, indeed. You speak to that eternal cynic within. Thank you! Well done. CG

So What? (Poetry) - 8/10/2009 9:37:55 PM
We like to think we have come a long way, but have we really?? Be always safe, Karen

I am a Fat Cat (Poetry) - 7/26/2009 6:12:23 AM
Giggle....cats are awesome, and you've offered some very helpful advice here. Good job. Anna

I am still a Fat Cat (Poetry) - 7/26/2009 6:11:11 AM
Cute, and oh so true! I have the scars to prove it. giggle Anna

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 7/26/2009 6:09:43 AM
Great write and animation! Very cleverly crafted piece. Thanks. Anna

I am still a Fat Cat (Poetry) - 7/8/2009 6:44:06 PM
Delightful, Stan. Oddly, I recently wrote this limerick about a "fat cat." There once was a fat cat named Pat He sat on a mat by a vat He was almost dreaming When he woke up screaming At a hat-wearing rat with a gat Love and peace to you, Regis

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 7/8/2009 6:40:09 PM
The animated .gif and the verses complement one another very nicely, Stan. Thank you for sharing your wit. Love and peace, Regis

Sunset (Poetry) - 6/11/2009 12:38:56 AM
Such wonderful reflection...and so beautifully expressed.

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 6/7/2009 12:25:15 PM
Great marriage of .gif with poem! ~ Sara

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 6/6/2009 7:12:20 AM
a beautiful creature in the wild truly the king of the North Cute and playful in the Zoo But we are in thier food chain. And for that I keep away even in the zoo peace be with you William

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 6/6/2009 3:11:29 AM
damn that ozone hole! worthy of reverence, those massive polar bears... cg

Sunset (Poetry) - 6/6/2009 3:07:37 AM
an engaging piece of reflection, stan. love the bronze! cg

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 6/5/2009 7:30:38 PM
Great send off to bed, Stan. Now I'll dream of the Idol of the North--which is better by far than the images I just ingested in a "movie night" with my family. Just what I needed. Thank you.

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 6/5/2009 8:59:24 AM
Hi Stan. I think that of all the wild creatures, the bear is my favorite. They know how to make me smile, as do you. Great write. Patrick

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 6/4/2009 4:48:03 PM
Hi Stan, I really like this.... A rock -n- roll arctic idol... They are huge creatures, and can hear the grunts down here.... thank you for sharing this... In Spirit, Bear

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 6/4/2009 1:05:30 PM
LOL!!!!! Too funny, Stan, love the piccy! (((HUGS))) and love, Karla. And who am I to argue with him?!? Not on yer life. He gets my vote, guaranteed.

Arctic Idol (Poetry) - 6/4/2009 12:10:45 PM
Seals are better at being friendly...;-) Ed

Philosopher (Poetry) - 5/16/2009 10:36:30 PM
there is a direct link between the stagnation of our collective human condition and the rising tide of willful ignorance. one does tire of striving to "slay ignorance"... a pensive, probing delight. well done, stan. cg

Beloved (Poetry) - 5/16/2009 10:27:24 PM
an inspired tribute for an inspired artist. i am particulary fond of his "birdsong" poem. well done, cg

Beloved (Poetry) - 4/23/2009 11:45:01 PM
Such a wonderful tribute, Stan.