tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709106806146552376.post1257963679846153290..comments2019-12-26T07:40:56.071+00:00Comments on A Few Kind Words: 'Sir, you have agitated my heart.'Jamie Jaunceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487256106040012552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709106806146552376.post-74555679865883441872009-09-03T12:12:14.812+01:002009-09-03T12:12:14.812+01:00On words of the heart, one has always had a magica...On words of the heart, one has always had a magical sound:<br /> <br />Bagamoyo – in Swahili it means ‘lay down your heart’<br /> <br />A village in Tanganyika, it was a trade centre for slaves and ivory, as well as the starting point for Burton, Speke, Stanley and others; from there they moved out to find the source of the Nile and great lakes of Africa. David Livingstone’s body lay there waiting for the high tide to come in and take him to Zanzibar.<br /> <br />The name has a magic, in its sound and the beauty of its meaning – what that is, no one knows - the despair of the slaves passing through ? a place of rest for the porters ? or just ‘being at peace, ceasing to strive’ ?<br /> <br />In the Egyptian underworld, the dead came before Anubis who weighed their heart against a feather, representing Ma'at, the goddess of truth and justice. Any hearts heavier or lighter than her feather were rejected, those whose weighed exactly the same, travelled on to paradise.<br /> <br />Three things that can be done to the heart – agitate it, lay it down, weigh it against the feather of truth.<br /> <br />Furthermore these ideas are just as applicable to business as any other aspect of life, in the same way as what you said about kindness last week. Honesty, integrity, fairness – might be rare but they do make you stand out.<br /> <br />Those MPs held up as honest in the Parliament fiasco, a handful out of some 600, how impressive was that ? <br /> <br />And all of these qualities have to be expressed in words - written and spoken. Those who bother to take the trouble to do so will reap what they have sown.Peter Monronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709106806146552376.post-63678943995093808662009-09-03T01:06:59.470+01:002009-09-03T01:06:59.470+01:00So enjoying this sharing of yours, Jamie. Especia...So enjoying this sharing of yours, Jamie. Especially The Difficult Second Blog. As someone with lots to both learn and 'unlearn' about speaking to the agitatable heart I look forward to what unfolds here. Also thank you for the book.Ian Hodgsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709106806146552376.post-57708632806155271972009-08-28T15:36:50.659+01:002009-08-28T15:36:50.659+01:00dear one with truthful tongue and both fire and ro...dear one with truthful tongue and both fire and rose in the heart. Thank you. I won the Keplies prize and with agitated heart thanked the children that over and again asked me - their storytelling auntie - to tell them stories. And knowing people like you - who in the big world of 'being adult' manage to retain something of wonder and goodness - some gift from child.Janis Mackaynoreply@blogger.com