tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post112225649425149112..comments2023-12-30T03:14:14.776-05:00Comments on pearlies of wisdom: Transformers ... Take on a New Lifetorontopearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12246510242496347242noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122438729850501962005-07-27T00:32:00.000-04:002005-07-27T00:32:00.000-04:00Oops I mean Yoni will appreciate it more....Oops I mean Yoni will appreciate it more....ifuncusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771898100202806063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122438629930497602005-07-27T00:30:00.000-04:002005-07-27T00:30:00.000-04:00So touched by this story.I too, grew up in the 80'...So touched by this story.<BR/><BR/>I too, grew up in the 80's and love the fact that the toys are coming back..and I get to see my kids play with them. They bring back such memories of my childhood. <BR/><BR/>I like the way Karen explained what the toy is and how much it really means. Robert will now appreciate it much more.ifuncusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771898100202806063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122433478712882312005-07-26T23:04:00.000-04:002005-07-26T23:04:00.000-04:00Karen and I are torn, do we want to keep Ariel's r...Karen and I are torn, do we want to keep Ariel's room precisely as it was, as he left it? It's a tremendous temptation. Yet we also realize that on some very basic level it's not a healthy impulse. And so, when our wonderful and genuinely sweet nephew Yoni showed such love and enjoyment for Ariel's Transformer, well, there was no question that the right thing to do was to give it to him. To let this toy sit on the shelf and gather dust would not be right. Ariel ZT"L I am sure would want his cousin to enjoy the Transformer. It is hard to grieve, hard to go on, harder still to enjoy joy. Yet we must do what is right. As always, Pearl your posts are lovely and bring special melodies into our lives for which we are profoundly grateful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122331478425605552005-07-25T18:44:00.000-04:002005-07-25T18:44:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for your warm and generous comme...Thank you so much for your warm and generous comments. I am pleased when I am able to convey heartfelt thoughts; it is extra-special when readers are moved by my words or by the images they evoke.<BR/><BR/>My mind can't help but make many associations; Spielberg's upcoming Transformers movie made me think of my son...and of course, of Ariel and his parents.torontopearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246510242496347242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122330891833919392005-07-25T18:34:00.000-04:002005-07-25T18:34:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for sharing that. I love that blog ...Thanks so much for sharing that. I love that blog and read it daily as it warms my heart. I think that Ariel must have been in my sons age group as they also had a collection of transformers when they were young. I am not sure if that is Ariels picture on the blog, but he was such a beautiful young man. I think that because of that blog, there are lots of folks who are feeling his loss, even though they didn't know him. <BR/> This post was equally heart warming. Thanks again.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308407866919985173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122329864258469842005-07-25T18:17:00.000-04:002005-07-25T18:17:00.000-04:00Pearl, really excellent post. Very touching. I gre...Pearl, really excellent post. Very touching. <BR/><BR/>I grew up during the 80's and I had my own transformers. Those were the coolest toys around, Hands down. Whenever a new one came out, everyone would bring it to school and see who figured out how to transform them first. (some were tricky)Chaimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236429066890015749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122329589833516272005-07-25T18:13:00.000-04:002005-07-25T18:13:00.000-04:00Pearl - When I am looking for a "nice" blog i alwa...Pearl - When I am looking for a "nice" blog i always come here. Great post.Air Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198611603209768337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122319571407485092005-07-25T15:26:00.000-04:002005-07-25T15:26:00.000-04:00My kids played with the same Matchbox cars I had a...My kids played with the same Matchbox cars I had as a kid. It's really something to see.PsychoToddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874353280798371891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122315842401330212005-07-25T14:24:00.000-04:002005-07-25T14:24:00.000-04:00There's a concept that a person's belongings are a...There's a concept that a person's belongings are a deep reflection of them, deeply connected. This is why Hashem takes out his anger on the stones and wood of our Temple instead of punishing us - it's deeply connected to us. This is why Yaakov went back and ended up risking his life for some small vessels, because there was a deep connection...rabbi neil fleischmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733555336540451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122264861264977452005-07-25T00:14:00.000-04:002005-07-25T00:14:00.000-04:00That is beautiful. I'm sure Yoni will treasure th...That is beautiful. I'm sure Yoni will treasure that special transformer always.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548101428086781420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122263969118621272005-07-24T23:59:00.000-04:002005-07-24T23:59:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Doctor Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660770512275441382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620911.post-1122262869324426112005-07-24T23:41:00.000-04:002005-07-24T23:41:00.000-04:00just felt my heart melt with that story. Thanks Pe...just felt my heart melt with that story. Thanks Pearl<BR/>Randicruisin-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16640061323519954002noreply@blogger.com