Comments on: Secret Lessons From Sesame Street

By: Tobi

Tobi — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:27:52 +0000

Awesome post. I had to look up the scene on youtube since the one linked up there doesn’t work anymore (here’s a working link, as of when I posted it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjFbz6vGU8&feature=related I almost cried! It’s made me want to watch the show again if I catch it on TV. See what philosophical lessons they snuck in there, lolz.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:44:41 +0000

<3 this post. Sesame Street was my first drug of choice. :) And, I couldn't agree more with the tuning out when you knew there was a lesson coming. It's so funny how 'we' are.

By: David Cain

David Cain — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:30:33 +0000

Deirdre — We all have our own ways of dealing with tragedy. You’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do :)

By: Deidre

Deidre — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:57:45 +0000

I refuse to watch the video of Mr. Hooper…

Denial is sometimes the only way.

The day I don’t embarrass myself is the day to mark on the calendar…meh, I’d probably forget it was important anyway.
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By: Bakari

Bakari — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:42:05 +0000

This is the most in-depth analysis of Sesame Street I've encountered. Very interesting! .-= Bakari´s last blog ..Who is Martin Seligman and what does he have to do with your Happiness? =-.

By: Jannie Funster

Jannie Funster — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:41:38 +0000

For me it's life as a Snuffleuffagus. No grown-up believes I'm real. :) .-= Jannie Funster´s last blog ..Whoops… And The Future Of Blogging =-.

By: Nate St. Pierre

Nate St. Pierre — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:27:13 +0000

And I thought I was done crying for the day. Dang it, David. .-= Nate St. Pierre´s last blog ..Help For Hurting Kids: Mary Beth Waters =-.

By: Mark Foo | TheBigDreamer.com

Mark Foo | TheBigDreamer.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:34:01 +0000

Hi David,

When you said, “you can’t go through life being afraid of getting hurt. It just isn’t realistic. It’s okay to get hurt once in a while. Things heal. Trying to make sure you can’t get hurt will stop you from doing the things you love.”

This really jumps out at me. Fear of getting hurt and the fear of failure are probably two of the greatest fears that are stopping people from realising their potential. We all have to learn that bad things are fine sometimes. We just have to learn from it and move on. Over-protection may in fact do more harm than good.

Thank you so much for this wonderful article.

Cheers~

Mark
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By: David

David — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:27:38 +0000

Evelyn Lim — I remember as an older kid, 12 or so, staying home sick from school and happily watching in Sesame Street. There’s a certain comfort that comes with it that you lose as you grow up.

Josh — LOL what?!

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:07:00 +0000

Brilliant stuff, David. It reminded me of how I first heard of the Christian Resurrection: My mom ran over our pets about once a week. We were standing out by a graveyard of popsicle-stick crosses and I asked her if I’d see my dogs in heaven.

“Probably,” she said, possibly hoping that there would be cars in heaven to run over them with.